Late spring and early summer is branding time in the High Plains region, and even if some cow-calf producers don’t brand calves any more, many still work them at this time to set them up for success ...

The Montezuma County Fair Ranch Rodeo drew a crowd on Friday night as 13 teams competed in events designed to test their skills on a working cattle ranch. Ranch rodeo events included calf branding, ...

Holding the calf’s hind leg for a moment was easier than I thought, but during my observations, I miscalculated how slowly time would crawl during the branding and vaccination process. By the time I ...

There are a few things about cattle branding that may make the squeamish, greenhorn a bit weak in the knees: burning cowhide smells a bit ripe and calves lose control of their bowels right when they ...