Each year the IX and its crew manage to gather, rope, brand, electronic ID, and vaccinate just over 3,000 heifer and steer calves….not all at once of course.  Although not always seen in a positive light, the act of marking livestock with fire-heated marks to identify ownership has origins dating back to the ancient Egyptians.  Times have changed however and [...]

The 2′s (first-calf heifers) started calving back on February 26th and as of this post are over half done. The three year olds and cows are just starting and will be going strong by the end of March.  We are fortunate to have an experienced management staff as well as a crew of young, energetic men and women who [...]

The 128th Annual Montana Stockgrowers Association Convention and Trade Show, held at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana in Billings, Dec. 13-15, drew approximately 800 participants from across the state for the three-day conference.

Lots of caring people doing lots of different jobs to ensure the cattle are well handled and taken care as they enter the next stage of their journey.  Whether its steer calves headed off to be grown in feedlots in the Midwest or cows returning to the pastures they have grazed for many years, the life cycle on a [...]

Cows are pregnancy tested and if bred remain in the cow herd.  Those that are not bred are sold off the ranch.  On this particular day heifer calves are being weaned from their mothers and turned back to the pasture in which they came.  This process is very similar to fence line weaning, less the [...]