Ranch, Rodeo, And Random News Outlet

NEW TV SERIES: PRORODEO'S "40 NIGHTS OF NFR" TO AIR EXCLUSIVELY ON THE COWBOY CHANNEL   The Cowboy Channel  has announced that the network will broadcast 40 nights continuously of the last four years (2016-2019) of the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) starting Friday, March 20, at 8 PM/ET and running through April 28   (repeat airings will be at midnight/ET). This will bring fans more than 120 hours of rodeo coverage that has only ever been seen on CBS Sports once before. “40 Nights of NFR” will give fans a chance to relive some of their favorite, most recent NFR moments and see some of the greatest athletes in the world take home the coveted gold buckle. “I think we are all still trying to come to grips with what has transpired in the last couple of weeks,” said Jeff Medders, President and General Manager of  The Cowboy Channel . “It seems like every day we are faced with a new challenge. Here at  The Cowboy Channel  we are striving to keep ou...

       Continuing Operations during COVID-19 LMA is doing everything in our power to keep markets open and operating. Auctions are critical to the food supply and provide income to farmers and ranchers who are particularly impacted by the COVID19 situation. In order to keep markets open and to maintain business continuity across the industry, we must all follow all relevant local, state and federal mandates. If we do not act responsibly in taking necessary measures, we will lose the ability to operate. We ask that you take these take steps to mitigate disease spread and create contingency plans accordingly. The following strategies may be beneficial to prepare your operations: Familiarize yourself with and follow rapidly changing local and state rules regarding assembly of crowds. If you need assistance interpreting relevant recommendations and mandates, please reach out to Chelsea Good at  cgood@lmaweb.com /816-305-9540 or your Region Exe...

BULLNANZA RETURN TO IT’S HISTORIC ROOTS IN OKLAHOMA WITH OKLAHOMA’S RICHEST RODEO IN MID-MAY --  Tickets for the three-day Western sports extravaganza on Sale March 13 at 10 a.m. CT —  Oklahoma and the Lazy E Arena will make western sports history in May, when WCRA’s Stampede at The E - “Oklahoma’s Richest Rodeo” combines forces with the renowned Bullnanza.  The blockbuster western sports pairing will bring the Sooner State three days of edge-of-the-seat action from May 14-16 with more than $1.5 million up for grabs. The inaugural  Stampede at The E  on Saturday, May 16 will showcase the world’s best rodeo athletes battling it out in “Oklahoma’s Richest Rodeo”. Athletes competing in bareback riding, women’s breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing, and bull riding. A collective $1 million will be on the line, with $111,000 being paid out in each discipline and each champion leaving the La...

If you do much traveling in Texas at some point you will run across the biggest gas station you have ever seen.  Have you stopped in to a Buc-ee's and had a look around? Like many other when the news of a Buc-ee's opening up near me was all the hype, I was confused why. It's just another gas station so what is the big deal I didn't get the hype and massive fan following. Once the local Buc-ee's opened up in 2015 I stopped in to have a look around. The station is massive and full of all kinds of food and products. After about my 5th stop to the gas station I had fallen in to Buc-ee's trap! I now have been to all the north and central Texas locations and now it is part of my daily routine on my drive home from Dallas.  Here are a few things I've noticed during my travels across Texas while dropping in to many of the Buc-ee locations. You can tell the first timers from the regulars by the amount of pictures being taken. Although they do not advertise gas...

--  New Opportunity Created for Female Athletes Seeking New World Title --     WCRA  ( World Champions Rodeo Alliance) and PBR (Professional Bull Riders) have announced a new, breakthrough event in women’s rodeo: the Women’s Rodeo World Championship, taking place at South Point Equestrian Center on November 3-7. This first-of-its-kind world championship is open to any female athlete in the world competing in breakaway roping, barrel racing and team roping. The new Women’s Rodeo World Championship will award a minimum of $750,000  and name a champion in the individual disciplines of barrel racing, breakaway roping, team roping as well as a Women’s Rodeo All-Around Champion.  The event  will be held in Las Vegas  during the PBR World  Finals. Qualifying positions will be open to all eligible women across the world. Ten riders will have direct paths to the Championship based on their final ranking on the WCRA leade...

 In front of an electric crowd inside the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, rodeo athletes from across the globe were crowned champions and walked away with upwards of $1 million. The WCRA (The World Champions Rodeo Alliance) Royal City Roundup was the first Triple Crown of Rodeo eligible event offering a minimum of $111,000 per discipline.   Canadian bareback rider  Orin Larsen    landed in the showdown round after earning an 88.5 ride in the long round along with Pascal Isabelle    and Mason Clements. The  5x NFR qualifier topped Isabelle’s 86.5 points and Clements 88.5 points earning the highest marked of the night with 90.5 points. The team roping duo  Erich Rogers and  Paden Bray  found themselves in the short round after earning the top spot in the long round. Bray and Rogers matched up against 11 th  in the world  Chad Masters  and 10 th  in the world  We...

                The American Rodeo Semi-Finals Wrap Up in Fort Worth                         Athletes advance to the finals at AT&T Stadium  Lives will be changed and champions will be crowned at RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo ​  as the finals return to Arlington, Texas next weekend. The semi-finals at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas wrapped up. As the curtain closes on the seventh annual semi-finals, there are countless stories that need to be told and athletes that should be recognized for their accomplishments.  Six athletes in each event advanced to the finals with the exception of 10 barrel racers and 16 breakaway ropers advancing in those two events. Haley Wolfe “The semi-finals produced some exciting story lines, and part of our goal was to give the everyday athlete the opportunity to perform on the biggest stage which we have done yet a...