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Castle Rock Butte and the Wendts: 121 years together
May 7, 2013
Nerve and perseverance are critical qualities in folks who ranch or farm for a living. No rancher or farmer ever had more nerve and perseverance than those who came to the western plains of South Dakota and made a life before roads, towns and other conveniences were commonplace. C. Henry Wendt was born in 1866 in Laemforde, Germany and came to the United States at the age of 15 in 1881. Henry lived in the St. Louis, Missouri area for several years before moving to the Black Hills where he became a naturalized citizen in 1890. He worked construction in the Deadwood area for Abe Jones before joining his Uncle, William Wendt, on his ranch near present day Nisland, SD on the Belle Fourche River. During the winter of 1888-89, he rode 90 head of Flying V saddle horses at Abe Jones’ Castle Rock camp. Henry must have liked the

Garber Agri-Business Inc.: The building of a legacy in the Bighorns
For more than 130 years, the Garber family has made their living in agriculture south of Big Horn, WY. Over time they have adapted, changed, diversified and always worked together
Phipps Land & Livestock: A salute to quality in Nebraska’s Sandhills
Gary Phipps’ great-grandfather arrived in the Sandhills of Nebraska in 1890, and started what would become a multi-generational, century spanning horse and cattle operation north of Whitman. While numerous changes
Star X Ranch: Tradition, Technology, and Family
In 1908, when Ernest C. and Ora Stark arrived in Montana, they brought with them tools Ernest had made in his Minnesota blacksmith shop. His hand-forged items were stamped with
Nuckolls: Success through vision, hard work
The Nuckolls family came to Wyoming in the early 1900s from a plantation in Virginia, and for three generations have been successfully operating, expanding and improving their sheep and cattle
Weyer Ranch finds its way
An endless canopy of azure skies is suspended over acres of now-brown grass found on the Weyer Ranch at Howes, SD. It’s here, in west central South Dakota, just 30
Off Ranch, on to  another generation
Ranches and islands are a pretty rare combination. However, the Off Family Ranch is located on an island in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. It’s where fourth-generation family member David Off
Quigley Ranch Historical haying operation, modern cattle ranch
The Avon, MT, based Quigley Ranch has a long history as a hay and cattle operation that spans 125 years and five generations in the same location with the same
Schulz Family
It’s been 132 years since German immigrant Charles Schulz and his family made their homestead claim in 1880 near what is now Edgeley, ND. Given the times and radically different
The veteran herdsman
Vietnam Veteran Jim Lynn and his wife Teena both grew up in agriculture, and worked hard to return to the industry following Jim’s time spent fighting for our country. Today
Stanko family holds on for the next generation in Colorado
As each anniversary of Jim and Jo Stanko’s centennial ranch rolls around, Jim is grateful for the opportunity to take care of the land, and manage the family operation. Jim,

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