Producer Profiles

“You couldn’t see. You couldn’t breathe. You couldn’t go outside for days,” remembers Eugene Littlefield. “It was awful.”

Littlefield is referring to the giant black clouds of soil that would blot out the sun and swallow the countryside. Born in Wayside, Texas in 1934, Littlefield was welcomed into the world by the Dust Bowl

Progressive Forum is a compilation of viewpoints from cattle producers on a given topic. Hear what those with boots on the ground have to say about the issues.

What improvements should the beef producer expect to see in the next 10 years with emerging herd health technology?

It’s not every day you see cattle grazing intertwined with grape-growing.

Graham Land and Cattle Co. serves south Texas feeders with pen capacity for 30,000 head and enough pasture to background another 15,000 head.

Southeast Idaho may not be the first location a person thinks of when thinking of Salers, but Gene Nelson of the 7UD Ranch, Rockland, Idaho, has been a believer in the breed since the early '80s.

In eastern Colorado, among rolling hills and extensive grassland, sits Frasier Farms. Mark Frasier runs the cattle ranch in Woodrow, on the eastern plains.