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Jan 9, 2025 | 
westernagreporter.com | Kellie Kubacak |Heather Thomas
Click the "Play" button to listen to this article! BraveHearts is a non-profit organization based in Illinois that started more than 20 years ago as a therapeutic riding program to help disabled children, military veterans, and veterans’ families. All veterans and family members are served at no charge.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
westernagreporter.com | Terra Ochsner |Heather Thomas
Click the "Play" button to listen to this article! The Lemhi River Cowboy Church meets Sunday evenings on Agency Creek Road near Tendoy, 25 miles from Salmon, Idaho. Pastor Mike Palmer, who serves the Baptist Church in Salmon was instrumental in getting this little church started.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
westernagreporter.com | Terra Ochsner |Heather Thomas
Click the "Play" button to listen to this article! The second annual NCHA Military Cutting Challenge took place in early August on the last day of the NCHA Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth, Texas. This year the competitors were all from Army Special Operations: Rangers and Green Berets. Jeremy Pierce, of Missoula, Montana, was the winner.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
westernagreporter.com | Terra Ochsner |Heather Thomas
Washington State University has a unique program in which cattle raised at the university’s Beef Center are utilized for teaching students not only about raising and caring for beef animals, but are also processed for sale to local customers and shipped around the country, all while students learn about meat processing. The beef program produces Angus and Wagyu cattle, marketed […] A subscription is required to access this content. Please login or Subscribe today!
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
equinechronicle.com | Heather Thomas
Filed under: Current Articles,Featured | Click here to read the complete article330 – July/August, 2024By Heather Smith ThomasThe horse industry was recently shocked by two trainer suicides.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
westernagreporter.com | Kellie Kubacak |Heather Thomas
Click the "Play" button to listen to this article! Washington State University (WSU) was one of the first universities in the United States to have a Wagyu herd. In fact, Jerry Reeves, PhD (now retired from the WSU Animal Sciences Department), was a pioneer in that he was one of the first Americans to become familiar with this breed.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
westernagreporter.com | Kellie Kubacak |Heather Thomas
Part I of this story provided background for why Dan Rasmussen bought into regenerative grazing practices on his family ranch, the 33 Ranch, in south-central South Dakota. The 33 Ranch started in 1914 when Dan’s grandparents moved their family and 33 head of cattle from Nebraska. Rasmussen began working to restore and enrich the rangeland in the ‘90s by subdividing […] A subscription is required to access this content. Please login or Subscribe today!
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
creepypod.com | Heather Thomas |Joshua Bryant |J. Edward Gregal |Jimmy Ferrer
Fitzy's Coming***Written by: J. Edward Gregal and Narrated by: Heather Thomas***Tomorrow Before Today***Written by: Joshua Bryant and Narrated by: Jimmy Ferrer***Join our discord at: bit.ly/creepypodcastunit***Support the show at patreon.com/creepypod***Title music by: Alex Aldea
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
equinechronicle.com | Heather Thomas
Filed under: Current Articles,Featured | Click here to read the complete article306 – May/June, 2024By Heather Smith ThomasAn issue that has gained attention among exhibitors, trainers, and judges is that occasionally a few horses may be “over-shown” at some horse shows.
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Apr 7, 2024 | 
capitalpress.com | Heather Thomas
WHITE SALMON, Wash. — Jonathan Quigley is a first-generation farmer, after having worked in the hospitality, brewery and restaurant industries. “I grew up in New England and got into orchards after starting in the restaurant industry,” he said. “I managed for McDonalds and for a craft brewery and managed some hotels and events, then realized that wasn’t what I wanted to do. While working for a brewery I helped an orchard start their hard cider operation.
