The great era of cattle drives in the American West lasted only 20 years or so, but it has retained its strong hold on the popular imagination. It wasn't too long ago that Lonesome Dove hit big as a ...

Bryce Andrews grew up in Seattle but spent his childhood summers in Montana, cultivating a deep affection for the dry, muscular country on the near east side of the continental divide, where ...

2001-04-12 04:00:00 PDT Scenic, S.D.-- Gunslingers brandishing pistols at dawn may be a thing of the past. Even in this wind-scarred outpost of the South Dakota Badlands, it is hard to imagine posses ...

Since I started writing this column this year, I have noted most livestock farmers in our country are interested in dairy cattle, pigs, chicken, sheep and goats. In animal health and production ...

ARIZONA COWBOYS—Dane Coolidge—Dutton ($2.50). The writings of Dane Coolidge have something of the flavor of an oldtimer’s leisurely talk, in which personal reminiscences, anecdotes and tall tales are ...

“No excuses” was one of Bob Kleberg’s credos. The longtime patriarch of the King Ranch lived his life with what his daughter Helenita, now 89, calls a “tenacity of purpose” that piloted him to a ...

Farms have always been a favorite destination for children's books, but rarely do they capture the mucky smells or the miracle of spring quite like they do in Elisha Cooper's "Farm" (Orchard ...

Central Station shares stories from pastoral properties across northern Australia. The blog Central Station, was created two and a half years ago by Kimberley cattle producer Jane Sale and is edited ...