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Your First Ride

I was born and raised in Gunnison, Colorado. If you don’t know where Gunnison is, just look at a weather map. It is normally one of the coldest spots on the whole map – especially in the winter.  We own a cattle ranch, so I grew up feeding cattle in Read more…

By hannahcranor, 2 yearsDecember 18, 2022 ago
Beef for the Customer

Ground Beef

Today’s article is brought to you by a question asked by Mark from Mt. Crested Butte. First of all, I want to thank Mark; I really appreciate any and all questions and feedback I receive. Mark asked me to go more into detail around ground beef – so let’s dive Read more…

By hannahcranor, 3 yearsFebruary 2, 2022 ago
Beef for the Customer

Meat Labeling

The new year tends to bring in lots of resolutions. Resolutions to eat healthier, exercise more, or whatever else you can put in there. Hopefully the rest of you are behaving better than I am – sorry but I am not giving up my ice cream…. So what does healthier Read more…

By hannahcranor, 3 yearsJanuary 19, 2022 ago
Ranching Explained

Feeding Cattle

The summer forage is drying out and losing nutritional value, the snow is beginning to fly, and we are starting to feed our cattle. As winter starts, we are all ensuring that our cattle are still getting the feed they need to maintain a good body condition score. In general, Read more…

By hannahcranor, 3 yearsDecember 14, 2021 ago
Science of Cattle Ranching

Selecting Replacement Heifers and EPD’s Explained Part 1

In my last article we talked about changing weather, and what that means for us as ranchers. We talked about pulling cattle off of grazing permits – whether that be federal permits or private land – and how grazing benefits the environment, economy, and fire prevention. Today I want to Read more…

By hannahcranor, 3 yearsDecember 4, 2021 ago
Science of Cattle Ranching

EPD’s Explained – Part 2

Ranchers use a multitude of tools to make decisions to improve their herd genetics. One of the pieces of that is known as Expected Progeny Differences or EPDs. EPDs predict the likelihood of the parents to pass on certain genetic traits to its offspring. EPDs are calculated by using data Read more…

By hannahcranor, 3 yearsDecember 4, 2021 ago
Ranching Explained

Shipping Calves

Fall means a lot of things for cattle producers in the area. We’ve already discussed how we choose replacement heifers, but what do we do with the rest of our calves? Most ranchers will be selling their calves into the next stage of the production cycle, but some others are Read more…

By hannahcranor, 3 yearsDecember 4, 2021 ago
Ranching Explained

The Benefits of Grazing

Please note that this is republished from my column in the Gunnison Country Times. Fall is in the air – and that holds true for cattle ranchers as well. Fall means gathering cows and bringing them back to the low country to prepare for winter. Most ranchers have had their Read more…

By hannahcranor, 4 yearsOctober 11, 2021 ago
Ranching History

Gunnison Valley Cattlewomn

Please note: this is republished from my column in the Gunnison Country Times. The CattleWomen have been an integral part of Gunnison ranching for many years. A local group of ranch women in 1951 started planning ways to help their husbands with the business. They were chartered as the Gunnison Read more…

By hannahcranor, 4 yearsOctober 11, 2021 ago
Ranching History

Ranching in Gunnison

It’s a new season here in Gunnison. The new Western students are getting moved in, the ranchers are getting their hay put up, and I heard that we got some snow in the high country! This weather just makes me want to curl up in a hoodie and drink a Read more…

By hannahcranor, 4 yearsAugust 23, 2021 ago

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