cattle ranching
Raising livestock commercially
Cattle ranching is the business of raising cattle on large tracts of land, typically for beef production.
The practice originated in Spain and spread through the Americas, shaping landscapes and cultures from Texas to Argentina.
A cattle ranch differs from a farm in scale and method—cattle graze open range rather than being fed in confined spaces.
His family has been cattle ranching in Montana for four generations.
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- dehorningRemoving animal headgear
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- cowboy cultureHeritage of cattle ranchers
- calvingIce mass separation
agriculture · roundup · branding · stockyard · cow town · feedlots · saddle up · free range · grass fed · grasslands · veterinary care · breeding programs · homesteading · deforestation · Native American tribes · export regulations · indigenous practices · methane emissions
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- livestock sciencelivestock feed, dairy farming, sheep farming, goat farming, poultry production
- High Plainsshortgrass prairie, grassland, prairie dog, buffalo grass, wheat fields
- Texas PanhandleAmarillo, High Plains, flat terrain, cotton farming, Canadian
- Pampas farminggauchos, soybeans, wheat farming, pastures, livestock grazing
- Central Valley historySacramento, Stockton, Fresno, Modesto, Bakersfield
cattle ranchingcrop farming
Growing plants for harvest
crop cultivation · grain farming · vegetable farming · horticulture · wheat farming
cattle ranchingwilderness preservation
Protecting wild areas permanently
forest conservation · rewilding · wildlife conservation · nature reserve · wildlife sanctuary