rancher
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The last documented California grizzly killed was hunted down in August 1922 by a Tulare County rancher named Jesse Agnew, who blamed his dead calves on the grizzly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
With US beef prices soaring to record highs, you might think that South Dakota cattle rancher Eric Gropper would be celebrating.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The U.S. cattle herd will eventually build back up, and there will be more supply of beef and prices will come down, said Johnston, the Nebraska rancher.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Past screwworm outbreaks imposed major rancher losses beyond cattle deaths, including surveillance and treatment costs, according to Ethan Dixon and Mariam Yousuf, research analysts at the federal bank.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Papa thought it was the right thing to do; after all, the rancher had let us live in his cabin free while we worked for him.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
The American Farm Bureau Federation warned in May, however, that Americans are consuming more beef than US farmers and ranchers can supply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It added that ranchers need to rebuild the US cattle herd -- or demand would have to cool -- in order for beef prices to fall.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The ranchers walked away with a few million dollars and the tule elk get to stay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The term originated from ranchers who owned herds of cattle taking out futures contracts betting that the price of their livestock would rise—instead of taking the opposite position to limit risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Such intrusions are so common that Border Patrol agents advise ranchers to leave water and food outside, beside their doors.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
