Farm & Ranch
Ty Woods: ‘Headed’ to the NFR
When Ty Woods arrived in Las Vegas for the Junior National Finals Rodeo, his thoughts weren’t on winning the open with a pint-sized 10-year-old he had never met. He was there to win a championship with his best friend and roping partner, Catcher Gasperson.
“I had expectations of winning the number 10 division. Catcher and I were good enough, there’s no reason we shouldn’t have won, but we just didn’t do any good. That’s why we were there, we worked all year for it,” explained Woods.
The best friends from Decatur, Texas, had spent the last year traveling the country, from Decatur to Colorado, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, working to qualify for the Junior NFR.
Halfway through the year, Woods decided to throw his hat in the opens, with a shot at qualifying for both in Vegas, and managed to do just that by the hair on his chinny-chin-chin. The 15-year-old son of Tony and Christi Woods and Dianna Woods would go to Vegas ranked sixth with partner Gasperson and 15th – last for the open.
“We had our standards set to win, but not the open. Winning it came from our blind-sides,” recalled Woods.
To read more pick up a copy of the March 2019 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
By Lindsey Monk
Another load of grain in to keep feeding the calves until the green grass can really start popping.
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
Spring has sprung and hopefully the rains will continue where our country will heal from the previous droughts and our grasses will thrive. We are especially hopeful for the Panhandle of Texas where our neighbors and friends have been dealt a deadly blow to homes, ranges, livestock, and people. Keep them in your prayers as they will not be able to return to normal for many years if at all. Having lost their ability to benefit from this great cattle market is a double whammy for all of them.
Now is the time of year when we need to take care of business as it relates to our new calves that have been hitting the ground this spring. First and foremost is vaccinating for Blackleg followed by deworming with a white wormer and the IBR complex. Blackleg is a soil-born disease and with pastures extremely short this spring our calves have been grazing the green grass as soon as it shows itself, making them even more vulnerable to picking contaminates from the soil.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
-
Country Lifestyles1 year agoScott & Stacey Schumacher: A Growth Mindset
-
Equine7 months agoThe Will to Win
-
Country Lifestyles7 years agoStyle Your Profile – What your style cowboy hat says about you and new trends in 2017
-
Country Lifestyles4 years agoAmber Crawford, Breakaway Roper
-
HOME7 years agoGrazing North Texas – Wilman Lovegrass
-
Country Lifestyles7 years agoDecember 2016 Profile, Rusty Riddle – The Riddle Way
-
Country Lifestyles8 years agoJune 2016 Profile – The man behind the mic: Bob Tallman
-
Country Lifestyles8 years agoCowboy Culture with Clay Reid – Being a Man