ranching

We had AI put together a cattle auctioneer monologue for a gender neutral cattle auction. You can't say bull sale, bred heifer, steer...you name it. And we were dying laughing.

Cowboy stays calm, steers stay calm.

What is the population of cows in Montana?

Plant based tuna? Yikes.

Several years ago I was camping on a friend's ranch north of Big Timber one summer when we drove past their sheep dog. That thing was one of the most stately looking animals I had ever seen.

Jocelyn Cahill: "I've talked to many ranchers dealing with this same nonsense. They're scared to use water on state leases, because they fear DNRC will come for them."

For those who haven't seen the "2024 Real Buckaroo Calendar"--- Custer, Montana rancher Casey Mott is featured on the cover.

Is Montana finally heading out of our multi-year drought? Experts say things are looking better for 2023.

Foreign ownership of land, bison in Yellowstone and the APR, the water courts and more. Here's our chat with the President and 1st Vice President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association during their 138th Annual Convention taking place in Billings.

With my kids all living in faraway places, it's tough to get together with them too, which I also hope to do more of later. As for now though I'm still a pretty boring guy happy with the simple things.