
On a daily basis it’s a flat tire, livestock out, livestock needing to go to the vet, creek crossings all washed out, snowed in, or a tree fell across the road. Before anyone asks, no, I wouldn’t trade this for a life in a city for anything…

Most of us who raise cattle do it because we like the animals and enjoy working with them. Our lives are richer for having known them, which makes it difficult to sell or butcher ones we get attached to. Yet, parting with them is a necessary aspect of the whole experience.