Ranch, Rodeo, And Random News Outlet

--Bringing The World’s Largest Youth Rodeo To Guthrie For A Decade--          * * MEDIA RELEASE * * Lazy E Arena and the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) today announced a landmark agreement that will bring the National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) to Guthrie, Oklahoma, beginning in 2030 for a 10-year run. The partnership marks a significant milestone for both organizations, securing a long-term home for the world’s largest youth rodeo event. “We are incredibly excited to finalize this long-term partnership with Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, establishing it as the home of the National High School Finals Rodeo for at least the next decade beginning in 2030,” said NHSRA Executive Director James Higginbotham. “This builds on the strong foundation we established in 2023 with our agreement to host the National Junior High Finals Rodeo at Lazy E starting in June 2026.” The NHSFR has a rich history of host cities across the United States. Ov...

  Scripps Sports secures multi-year partnership  with Premier Women’s Rodeo   ION and Grit to become exclusive U.S. television home for PWR championship events                               * * PRESS RELEASE * *    Scripps Sports has entered into a comprehensive multi-year broadcast partnership with PBR (Professional Bull Riders), the global leader in bull riding entertainment, to bring PWR (Premier Women’s Rodeo) exclusively to Scripps’ national television networks ION and Grit beginning in May.   The partnership will launch with ION and Grit carrying the highly anticipated 2026 PWR Championship, broadcast from Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, May 17, at 1 p.m. ET. Building on this foundation, the collaboration will expand significantly in 2027 to include the original series “PWR: Road to the Championship” on Grit, offering all-inclusive coverage of the PWR season’s most compelling st...

  An expanded rodeo schedule with an updated format will highlight the 130th Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration in 2026. For the first time in the rodeo’s history, there will be 10 consecutive days of professional rodeo with the addition of the first Friday rodeo, from July 17 – 26. The additional performance allows for more rodeo action while enhancing the overall experience for fans, contestants and volunteers.  In 2026, Cheyenne Frontier Days will increase rodeo prize money from $770,000 to $960,000 reflecting a continued investment in maintaining its elite status as one of the richest payouts in professional rodeo. CFD is also introducing revisions to the tournament style format designed to support the rodeo’s long-term sustainability. Cheyenne Frontier Days faces challenges accommodating the huge number of modern rodeo rigs used by contestants in timed events to house both the contestants and their horses. The new format will allow road-weary contestants and their animals...

  Commissioner Sid Miller Unveils Bold “America First”  Beef Policy to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd  Commissioner Sid Miller Unveils Bold “America First” Beef Policy to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd With America’s cattle herd at its lowest level in more than 75 years, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller—long recognized as President Trump’s strongest ally among America’s Agriculture Commissioners—is calling for an aggressive  America First  beef policy to rebuild herds, strengthen food security, and lower grocery prices for American families. “Persistent drought and bad Biden Administration trade deals have hammered our ranchers,” Miller said. “It’s time to double down on American beef, rebuild our herds, and put our producers—not foreign imports—first.”  Miller praised President Trump for reopening global markets closed under the Biden Administration but cautioned that the recent agreement to expand Argentine beef imports should be viewed as only a short-...

US confirms case of New World screwworm ** Media Release ** A horse at an equine import quarantine facility in Florida has tested positive for New World screwworm, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. Lab tests taken of the horse and sent to Iowa confirmed the results, the USDA said Friday.  Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared the New World screwworm a state disaster as a preemptive measure to bring attention to the dangers this insect could bring. South Texas correspondent Sandra Sanchez talks about Abbott’s announced on the latest episode of Border Report Live. The screwworms are flies that lay their larvae in wounds of animals and can infect and kill within weeks. Small pets and humans can even get infected. If it crosses into Texas the screwworm could cause $2.7 billion in damages to the cattle industry. The federal government says sterilized flies will be dropped into Texas, north of the border, as well as in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas where 1...