
Spoiler Alert: Yellowstone is not completely accurate. I had my first “that’s not real” experience watching the show with my novice cattlewoman’s eye…

Growing up in suburbia, my experience with livestock came from our annual visit to the National Western Stock Show in Denver. We’d watch the rodeo; walk through the exhibits gathering bags of swag; and then gawk at the rows and rows of haltered cattle being groomed, clipped, and blow-dried by cattlemen – or cattlemen’s children.

When we first started talking with my husband’s grandpa about having livestock of our own, he warned me, “If you’re gonna have livestock, you’re gonna have dead stock.” In his absolute wisdom he knew I wasn’t fully aware of what I was walking into – but, he was willing to share everything he knew in…
Meet 947L – Lil’ Lou To say we’re excited about this gal would be an understatement. The fourth calf born on LAAN Limousin Ranch is FINALLY a heifer! Born on March 18, 2023, Lil’ Lou is named in honor of the Brown’s Limousin legacy. This 83-lb girl has trait-leading genetics for weaning weight (WW), yearling…