This week, THE AMERICAN RANCHER visits the Hill family who works together in their southwestern Colorado ranching endeavors. At the Saguache location, Gary and Alice, Corey and Aubrey, Tate and Kelly and Kristi and Josh all own land and cattle. Their land is divided into sections of range and meadows that are set among mountain peaks. To the south and west, 100's of thousands of acres of forest country of steadily increasing elevation contrasts the lower country about the home place.

Coming next week, THE AMERICAN RANCHER looks into the merger of 2 large southeastern U.S. cattle producers. Southern Cattle Company, headquartered in Marianna, FL, announces the merger and acquisition of Cow Creek Ranch, Aliceville, AL, the largest Brangus and Ultrablack seedstock cattle operation in the United States. Combining the strengths of two reputable, well-established leading cattle ranching entities creates a unilateral strategically focused seedstock company that can deliver unparalleled genetic value with emphasis on feed efficiency on an unprecedented scale.