On this episode of The American Rancher, we visit the historic Waggoner ranch near Vernon, Texas. For over 100 years, commercial cattle operations have been a centerpiece of the Waggoner. The Waggoner’s lineage is deep and wide in the cattle business, but with over 10,000 head of momma cows at any given time, keeping an operation of this size efficient and profitable requires best practices and low expenses in everything they do. | The American Rancher

The 44 Farms and Prime Pursuits partnership with Walmart benefits Angus producers everywhere. That includes fall calving operations like Double T Cattle Company in Grapeland, Texas. Owner Gary Taylor and his son, Casey, have been selling cattle into the Prime Pursuits partnership from its inception. | The American Rancher

Today. we’re in Missouri, where the Show Me Select replacement Heifer program became a valuable tool for increasing profitability in cow-calf operations. The Red Angus Association of America recently adapted many of the best management practices of the Missouri program and launched the Red Choice program. On today’s show, we’ll meet a producer who elevated his profits by elevating his replacement heifers. But first, we’re at Templeton Cattle Company, a father-daughter commercial female operation