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 ...

In the spring of each year, ranchers gather and brand their herds’ new recruits, continuing a tradition as old as the open ...

Two days before one of the biggest days of his life, Colston Loveland went out to participate in a ritual he’d done for most of his life. He branded some calves. Loveland met up with some family ...

The calf needs to be branded, vaccinated and then have its ear lipped to mark that all the necessary work has been done. Time to move on to the next calf. When the branding was done, the day was ...

Branding is voluntary. Some cattle outside the designated brand area – roughly the western two-thirds of Nebraska – are branded and some within the area aren’t.

On the Burdick Ranch, nestled in Nebraska’s Sandhills, spring cattle branding is an annual act of community. The sheer scale of gathering, roping, vaccinating, and marking 900 calves with the ...

Courtney Gerace, 34, and her husband operate a farm in Melville, where they raise sugarcane, cattle and five young ...

KEARNEY — The main reason to brand cattle is the same today as during the wide-open range era of the mid- to late 19th century. It’s a permanent mark of ...

From cattle branding in Gooding to being drafted by the Chicago Bears, Colston Loveland’s story is a testament to the power of hard work, small-town roots, and a relentless drive to succeed.

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Every year at the beginning of June, a group of our friends from Bismarck and Dickinson load up and come to the ranch to help us brand our calves. It’s become a tradition ...

Branding 228 calves the cowboy way took nearly seven hours, and by 2 p.m., it was time to feast. Volunteers filled Styrofoam plates with meats and sweets back at the ranch, ...

The calf needs to be branded, vaccinated and then have its ear lipped to mark that all the necessary work has been done. Time to move on to the next calf. When the branding was done, the day was ...