Southwest (U.S.)
It isn’t uncommon for horses to be used extensively to gather and sort cattle at ranches across the U.S. For these Arizona, Nebraska and Wyoming ranches, horses have an essential role in daily operations and effective animal management.
Recent research predicts modest wolf impacts can cut ranch income 28%.
A new report from Bloomberg Law shows family farm bankruptcies had already increased by 55% last year compared to 2023, and to start 2025, the number of bankruptcies is already exceeding the same time last year.
ENSO-neutral means conditions could be close to average, but Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien’s principal atmospheric scientist, says that doesn’t mean the weather will be normal this spring and summer with growing concerns about drought.
Rancher asks for reduction of $1 million bail to care for wife and his ranch. Meanwhile, Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo seeks to help with legal fees.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows from North Dakota to Texas, all the way west to California, the most severe levels of drought didn’t ease across the U.S. this past week.
The sudden death of more than a dozen cows leads a Kansas ranch on a frustrating odyssey.