cattleman
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When the flesh-eating New World screwworm struck Texas cattle last week, the fifth-generation cattleman was ready for action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Instead of opting for a quiet retirement in town, as his family hoped, Mr. Rey would remain a cattleman: He had rented another ranch a four-day journey away.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
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
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
One of the undercover operatives who was playing a Texas cattleman had slowly become close with Hale.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
According to disgruntled cattlemen, the “Oprah Effect” doesn’t just have the power to boost sales, it can drop them too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In 1877, with livestock theft rampant, 40 cattlemen met three hours south of here to cooperate on protection.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Opponents of the state’s system say people don’t really steal cows out of feedlots anymore, and that some cattlemen now steer clear of Nebraska because of its requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 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
Not far above the creek bottom the ramp ends, and a crude staircase appears, chiseled into the soft sandstone by Mormon cattlemen nearly a century ago.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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