Flashover Farm has its roots in Alaska
GRANDVIEW, Wash. — Sean and Marie Glasser admit that their experience with animals was limited when they started farming pigs and cattle just over a decade ago. Once they started, however, they found...
View ArticleHay trucker nears 1 million miles
LANGLOIS, Ore. — Rhett Kreutzer and his blue hay truck are on the verge of clocking a million miles.Kreutzer purchased the International in 1997. It had 4.8 miles on the odometer. The two have rolled...
View ArticleOnce rescued, horses help others
At her Across the River Horse Ranch below Bliss, Idaho, Amita Smith offers a safe haven for unwanted horses.“If you give kindness, you get kindness back,” she said, explaining her ability to gentle...
View ArticleRanch family supports predator control
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Both Dan Dawson and Breanne Santos grew up on Douglas County livestock ranches and then moved away to attend college.They earned their degrees at Oregon State University, Dawson in...
View ArticleMorgan horses prove good all-around animals
Wendy Hanger and her daughter Jessica Harvey have been raising Morgan horses for 30 years on their 70-acre farm near Preston, Idaho.“When I discovered Morgans, I thought they were just as pretty as...
View ArticleDiversified farm can’t meet high beef demand
Business is good — almost too good — for Baron Farms, which Ron Baron owns with his wife, Natalie.They raise cattle, pigs and eggs on their farm in Wapato, Wash., along with raspberries, strawberries...
View ArticleRanchers go against the grain
BAKER CITY, Ore. — In an industry where the latest trend has been to breed larger framed cattle to increase the carcass size of offspring for dinner plate-sized ribeyes, Scott and Rebecca Jager are...
View ArticleBrothers run successful cattle, sheep ranch
GLIDE, Ore. — Brothers Paul and Don Santos have lived and worked their lifetimes in the ranching business.Paul, 69, and Don, 67, are partners in the Santos Ranch that is bordered by the North Umpqua...
View ArticleFourth-generation ranch raises seed stock
DAYS CREEK, Ore. — Diane Swingley was raised on her family’s ranch near this Southern Oregon community, but when she returned to it in 1980 after being gone for 15 years, she admitted she had a lot to...
View ArticleSanta Clara rancher turns back the clock
MORGAN HILL, Calif. — Fourth generation rancher Janet Burback compares ranching today to a century ago when family and neighbors pitched in to help one another.“I guess it is a throwback to the first...
View ArticleBranding days busy — and important — for ranches
Roaring Springs Ranch manager Stacy Davies says that unbranded calves are very tempting targets for cattle rustlers in the vast open spaces of southeast Oregon and northern Nevada.These outfits often...
View ArticleGrazing management key for sprawling ranch
BAKER, Idaho — The Eagle Valley Ranch was created by merging several large ranches near Baker, where western Montana was carved out of Idaho.In 2003, Nikos Monoyios and his wife, Valerie Brackett, got...
View ArticleOur annual Equine IQ Test
1. What is the four-letter term for horse gear, such as saddles and bridles?2. Where is the pastern?3. There are two basic types of trailers for transporting horses. One is the bumper pull, which...
View ArticlePartners in roping, partners for life
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Just a little more than a year ago, Mark and Jenna Nonella tied the knot and solidified the bond they developed as roping partners in college rodeo. The couple now owns about 60...
View ArticleProfessional horse trainer started young
SALMON, Idaho — Not many 24-year-olds have made a name for themselves as a professional horse trainer.Heather Carrie Thomas has been training horses since high school on her parents’ ranch near Salmon,...
View ArticleGalloway cattle labor-saving, efficient
HAZELTON, Idaho — Jim Grant purchased his first Galloway bull in 1967 to use on Angus females and liked the cross, so in 1969 bought registered cows from a breeder near Bozeman, Mont.Grant’s family had...
View ArticleArabian stallion sires good-natured, athletic colts
MERIDIAN, Idaho — Barb Crawford never intended to have a stallion, but she’s been raising Arabians near Meridian, Idaho, for 14 years.“I bought my stallion ‘Scootie’ (registered name Gold N Glory) when...
View ArticleThese ‘Ranch Hands’ get special benefits
“It’s more like a party,” said Ellen, whose life began on a cattle ranch near Meeker, Colo. Joe — also from Meeker — was a “townie,” Ellen said, whose family operated the Meeker grocery story. They...
View ArticleTips for getting into direct marketing
DALLAS, Ore. — Thinking of marketing your beef to stores, restaurants and individuals? You’re not alone. The idea is a popular one these days, as consumers demand to know more about how their food came...
View ArticleAnderson All Natural continues family’s cattle tradition
Zillah, Wash. — As orchardist and rancher Jerry Anderson walks his property and oversees cattle being raised for Anderson All Natural, he beams with pride for his son, Kelly Anderson, who founded the...
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