Kansas, the historic linchpin of the American cattle industry and a leading beef producer, is for the first time in state history migrating its cattle brand registration process entirely online. The ...

BOWMAN, N.D. — Branding season is a busy time for ranchers in western North Dakota. That’s why one group of boys lends their neighbors some extra hands. The Bowman Branding Company consists of ...

As Mother Nature marks the much-anticipated arrival of spring with warmer, longer days, it too marks the time for ranchers to come together to participate in the annual rite of passage known as ...

This past week, the Agriculture Committee heard two bills at a public hearing: LB1187 and LB1258. Both bills propose changes to the state’s livestock branding law. The Nebraska Livestock Brand ...

FARGO — Cattle producers in North Dakota now have the option of using freeze branding as a way to show proof of ownership of their livestock. Under House Bill 1166, freeze branding became a legal ...

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 ...

Thirty years ago, Hereford cows populated the cattle farms of the American countryside. There were a few black cows and an occasional blonde Charlois, but the red and white Herefords made up the vast ...

The Waits family gathers dozens of friends and family to help with the daylong branding operation. Rancher Mike Waits sets out for a day of branding cattle. The Waits family gathers dozens of friends ...

A branding battle is emerging in Nebraska over whether feedlots should pay branding fees. (John Moore/Getty Images) LINCOLN — A divide between rural Nebraska lawmakers is rustling in the statehouse.