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Heifer International also received the 2004 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize for its efforts to eliminate hunger and help communities become self-sustaining. It was the first U.S.-based organization to win the $1-million award since 1997. [34] Heifer International received the 2006 and 2008 Social Capitalist award from Fast Company magazine ...
Dairy cattle evaluation is the process of placing a group of dairy cows in order from most to least desirable based on milk production and longevity, where each animal is compared against the "ideal" animal. [1] Dairy cattle are evaluated based on physical traits that equate to high milk production, with slight variations between different breeds.
The siege of the TA Ranch was a siege and the climax of the Johnson County War, which happened on April 11–13, 1892 in the TA Ranch in Johnson County, Wyoming. [1] [2]The battle was fought between a group of cattle barons and their hired guns, who were trapped in the TA Ranch, and a posse of homesteaders and local lawmen who had besieged them after dozens of ranchers and their mercenaries ...
May 16—Dr. Terry Slaten grew up helping both of his grandfathers on their family farms. Today, he has a small herd of cattle of his own. He was also recently named the 80th president of the ...
Paying out $20,000 on average and up to $100,000 in certain cases, Truterra paid farmers $4 million in its first year for the sequestering of 200,000 metric tons of carbon.
Stockyards mostly handled cattle and pigs for beef and pork production, but occasionally served as waystations for other animals. For example, around 1934 a dozen American bison from Colorado headed for Santa Catalina Island were held at the Los Angeles Union Stock Yards before boarding the ferry for their final leg of the trip.
The ranch was founded by Fred Stimson, whose North West Cattle Company kept cattle on 147,000 acres (59,000 ha) of open range between 1881 and 1902. Stimson used the Bar U brand for NWCC stock. From 1902 to 1925 the Bar U was operated by George Lane and his business partners, whose business ventures included meat packing, mills and other farms ...
The National Western Stock Show is an annual livestock show and festival held every January, at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado, since 1906. The show's original purpose was to demonstrate better breeding and feeding techniques to area stockmen; however, it was largely the main showings as a means to attract patrons to the ...