Ranchers are battling over laws that critics say do nothing but prop up an enforcement agency that takes its job way too ...

As a kid, I showed cattle. We carted, or rather trailered, registered Herefords around the Midwest. Sometimes we lost, sometimes we won big. And sometimes, we felt like the judge was either blind or ...

"Brands are the best way to catch a cattle thief," Hutchison said. "In most cases, a rustler will drive by branded cattle and hunt for unbranded animals. They know that the chance for being convicted ...

Cody Burlile has memorized many of the 18,000 brands used by cattle owners in Idaho. He knows all six of the places a rancher can legally apply those brands to an animal. He can identify multiple ...

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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 ...

The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association is rolling out an electronic brand inspection records program for individuals who sell livestock. The NDSA brand inspection office launched the electronic ...

MORALES — As Jon Poole and Robert Janssen fed their cattle in Jackson County Tuesday morning, several of the cows and bulls gathering at the feeder sported a crescent moon-shaped brand on their left ...

A Republic man's missing cattle have finally been found — in his neighbor's corral. Joseph William Tummons, 40, is charged with stealing after deputies say he re-tagged and re-branded six head of ...

Brand your cattle always has been good advice, but it is more important in today's markets because of the higher values. A stolen cow can put a thousand dollars or more in a thief's pocket when the ...