Cows can be bred within their breed or with a different breed (cross breeding). Hybrid vigor (technically heterosis) is the superiority in performance of the crossbred animal compared to the average of the straightbred parents. Cattle producers are increasingly using this as a way to get healthier, bigger, and easier…
Most cattle ranches have a piece of equipment called a cattle chute or called a cattle crush in other parts of the world. It is designed to be placed at the end of an alley and one cow at a time is pushed into it. Once inside two metal side…
Without grass we probably wouldn’t be eating steaks and hamburgers today. There are a lot of jokes in the cattle business about the fact that being a cattle producer is really about moving the protein found in grass directly to the consumer, with the transportation vehicle being a cow. Many…
One of my favorite places is a 4,600 acre ranch owned by the Hunewill Land and Cattle Company in Bridgeport, California. For over 136 years the Hunewill family has raised and sold cows and since the 1930s they have offered a very unique opportunity for visitors to get to see…
“There’s nothing in life that’s worth doin’ if it cain’t be done from a horse.” –Cowboy Poet Red Steagall One of my favorite events of the year is attending the Californios Ranch Roping and Stock Horse Contest in Red Bluff, California every April. This is a competition based on real…
