As a ranch mom of three boys, I get asked how do you do it all? Honestly, I don’t. I have an amazing supportive family to help me with raising the boys on the ranch. Ogilvie Stock Ranch is a family ranch and we all share the responsibilities together. My mom and dad keep the day to day of the ranch going. I help, with the boys, whenever we can. Here is a look into what January is like on a family cattle ranch. Family Helping Family The boys and I love our daily morning and evening ... VIEW POST
Ranch Life in January
Six Daily Tasks During Winter
Winter arrived very quickly this year. We went from a warm October to a full force winter storm in the beginning of November with lots of snow. It seems like we are getting more and more extremes in our weather the past few years. So what is it like on a ranch when winter arrives so quickly? Luckily, we had a bit of warning so earlier in the week we hauled home the last group of heifers that were on neighbouring pasture; however, we did not expect to have so much snow, wind and such cold ... VIEW POST
Herd Sire Management
A herd sire is a bull that we use in our herd for breeding our cows. Herd sires play a large role in the genetics of our cattle program and therefore selecting a bull is a very important decision in our operation. A bull contributes 50% of the genetic makeup of each generation of offspring and the cows together contribute the other half. If you think of it this way, we retain heifers from our own herd for replacement cows, so 75% of the genetic makeup of their offspring will be from ... VIEW POST
A herd sire is a bull that we use in our herd for breeding our cows. Herd sires play a large role in the genetics of our cattle program and therefore properly selecting and managing a bull is a very important task in our operation. Following is an overview of our herd sires role on our ranch.
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