BANNACK, Mont. — Livestock brands open windows into history. They uncover stories. They fill in missing pieces to events forgotten or left unrecorded. They shed light on lives long past, and bridge ...
The best cattle brands, other than the ones that bring lost cattle home, don’t smudge. In Colorado, brands are registered through the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s brands division, though the ...
A family member I visited recently explained that she believes the star on the Texas flag came into being from the branding-iron symbol of one of the early families that ranched in the San Antonio ...
CHEYENNE - Perhaps the most impressive document in Wyoming's century-plus-long history of livestock branding rests in a wooden chest of drawers in the office of the Wyoming Livestock Board. The ...
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South Dakota livestock owners whose brands were canceled in May 2015 have until May 1 to rerecord brands. Owners of canceled brands have two years after the renewal period to rerecord their brand. The ...
Owners of livestock brands in Hawaii have until Dec. 31 to reregister their brands with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity or risk losing their rights to their brands. State law ...
This is a peek inside the first Colorado brand book printed by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association in 1884. The best cattle brands, other than the ones that bring lost cattle home, don’t smudge. In ...
The best cattle brands, other than the ones that bring lost cattle home, don’t smudge. In Colorado, brands are registered through the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s brands division, though the ...