Few machines have reshaped livestock operations as much as the round baler. Before its arrival, haymaking was slow, labor-intensive, and limited by the storage and handling...
Wildfire season in Texas doesn’t wait for summer. Across much of North and Central Texas, major grassfires have started as early as January — fueled by...
Winter brings its own set of challenges. For ranchers and horse owners, few are more pressing than keeping water available. Cold weather, frozen tanks, and ice...
By Savannah Magoteaux There’s a clump of green growing high in the oak tree at the edge of our pasture that I used to mistake for...
By Krista Lucas Wynn Every fall, calf ropers descend onto a southwest Texas town for the annual Cinch Roping Fiesta, in San Angelo, Texas. The...
By Alex Haigood I never knew my grandfather, Millard Haigood. He died in his mid-40s in 1956. At the time of his death, he was serving...
By Tony Dean Although of little livestock grazing value, this spiny bush has a place in North Texas grazing lands. Probably the most important use of...
This morning, I walked out into my arena and noticed something that gave me pause. The roping steers had been in there the day before, and...
Few inventions altered the American landscape as quickly or as permanently as barbed wire. At first glance, it was nothing more than twisted strands of metal...
By Martha Crump The Summer of 2025 has been an interesting combination of rain and moderate temperatures, at least in our North Texas region. Other parts...