Buchman, Frank

Spring calving time has arrived, and workload has sharply intensified for Flint Hills ranchers with cow-calf operations. A cow’s gestation is the period between conception...

Calendar dates must be circled in red for the EquiFest of Kansas, March 14-17, at Salina. That’s the announcement from Justine Staten, executive director of...

“Is the highway open yet?” That question has been asked and responded to dozens of times in the past several months. “Yes.” After more than a...

  Anheuser-Busch says it has ended its practice of cutting the tails of the famous Clydesdale horses used in Budweiser commercials and at events after...

Federal anti-horse slaughter legislation, known as the SAFE Act, H.R. 3475, reached a critical political threshold with a majority of the U.S. House publicly...

“The days of tossing four small square hay bales out the south hay mow door to the bunk are gone.” Morning feeding chores would be...

Why do donkeys kill coyotes, while horses often run from them? Donkeys have a formidable reputation in the animal kingdom, and it's not just because...

Cold weather rapidly multiplies problems on the ranch. Exactly how much is too complex to figure for one who barely passed his college algebra course....

Dealing with post-traumatic stress and depression can be hard to combat, especially for those who have served our country. A partnership with organizations aims to...

“What kind of mineral do you feed your cattle?” “We don’t feed any,” responded the naïve high school agriculture senior interning at Charles Cowsert’s Monarch...