cattleman
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Freddy Nieto, a fourth-generation cattleman on a ranch near the Rio Grande, hasn’t seen the infamous screwworm for himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
All possessed wealth due to their headrights—and the Osage Tribal Council suspected that a prominent local white cattleman, William K. Hale, might be to blame.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 15, 2023
A cattleman with owlish glasses and a pinched smile, the real Hale had nurtured such close relations with the local Native American population that he was revered, Grann writes, “as King of the Osage Hills.”
From New York Times ● May 20, 2023
In Kansas, 65-year-old cattleman Mike Limon thought he had beaten COVID-19 and went back to work for a few days.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
The former sheriff showed up, in the guise of an elderly, quiet cattleman from Texas.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
In 1877, with livestock theft rampant, 40 cattlemen met three hours south of here to cooperate on protection.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
For cattlemen and feedlot operators in Nebraska, the concern is that having one less large buyer of their livestock could hurt the prices they are paid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Many cattlemen and agriculture groups have cried foul over calling the lab-grown variety “meat” and have been lobbying legislators to safeguard the word.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
The hotel, one of the tallest buildings in town, was built in 1908 and catered to cattlemen, loggers, farmers and businessmen.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
In South Africa, for example, cattlemen had long been plagued by the blue tick, from which, on one ranch alone, 600 head of cattle had died in one year.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
