Category: Ranching

Ruby Valley Meats

With ranchers having to expand and diversity to make ends meet, and with the onset of Covid making the beef supplies scarce in grocery stores, Ruby Valley Meat came to fruition in Sheridan, Montana. The 5 L Ranch expanded into the retail beef business and opened, Ruby Valley Meats, a store front to market their…

Montana Ranch and Recreational Property Real Estate Assessment 2020

By Rod Freeman, Realtor and Member of Montana Ranch Properties, a division of BHHS Montana Properties.  Montana Ranch Properties specializes in recreational, agriculture, land, and sporting properties across the state of Montana.  BHHS Montana Properties is the largest volume Real Estate firm in Montana with 17 offices across Western Montana.  My personal web site is…

History and Facts on Branding Livestock in Montana

In Montana, we rerecord livestock brands every 10 years and next year 2021, is your due date with the Montana Department of Livestock to rerecord your brand. With that in mind thought it might be of interest to know the history behind the brand. Since The practice of branding cattle is ancient. What we know…

Rules of the Road When Passing Horseback Parties and Livestock

An issue that is important for all drivers of any vehicle on Montana roads, particularly on more private county roads that connect ranches and pastures in this great state, is how to safely and with courtesy, approach horse-back riders and livestock sharing these same roads.    I ride our roads periodically and am often astonished…

We Love Where We Live!

We are starting to see lots of babies in Montana! Comment below where you’re from and if you have calves yet!

Ranching in Montana

Ranching is defined as “an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions; a large farm used primarily to raise one kind of crop or animal; a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.” (Dictionary.com, 2020) Ranching, one of Montana’s first industries,…

Why Look For A Real Estate Broker With An ALC Designation?

When you’re buying, selling or exchanging land, you have many significant issues to consider. That’s because each land transaction is unique, and considerably more complex than residential real estate. Whether you’re interested in purchasing a ranch, a recreational property or doing a 1031 Exchange, you’ll get the best results if you engage a land specialist…

2019 Madison County Fair & Rodeo

We are proud to be sponsors of the 2019 Madison County Fair & Rodeo! Catch all the action August 7th – 10th, 2019 at the Madison County Fair Grounds! **Photo provided by the Madison County Fair**

The Case for Late Spring/Early Summer Calving

As a native-born Montanan raised in the ranching country of Stillwater County, I grew up working various cattle and horse operations.  As some may know, I left Montana for 40 plus years to make a living and returned in August of 2003 to begin a third career in Real Estate.  My love and interest in…

May – June Montana Land Magazine

MTRP Specialists have a collection of marketing materials and ads available to brand your property, accentuating its sporting, hunting, or agricultural details and visual appeal. The Montana Land Magazine features land, ranch and recreational properties. The magazine is distributes approx. 46,000-54,000 copies by-monthly in locations across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. Ask your…