Working Ranch April/May 2025

calendar UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE CATTLE INDUSTRY

EDITOR Tim O’Byrne

Apr 4 -5, 2025

The Aggieville Showdown is back in Manhattan, KS this year. Come out for the Live Music, Official After Party, Beer Garden, Vendors offering their wares and activities, Cattle Show and Fashion Show. Look it all up at www.aggievilleshowdown.com. The Virginia Beef Expo is a non-profit corporation founded in 1988 for the purpose of promoting quality beef cattle and the Virginia beef industry. The Expo offers something for the entire family. The cattle sales feature quality genetics that can improve and help grow any herd. The industry trade show features vendors from across the Mid-Atlantic region providing a venue to learn about new products and technology within the beef industry. The Expo also encourages the development of youth involved in the cattle industry through not only beef cattle shows, but educational, cooking and cattle handling contests. The Expo is home to the State Youth Stockman’s, State Youth Cattle Working, and State 4-H and State FFA Tractor driving contests. www.vabeefexpo.com.

MANAGING EDITOR Katie Hutton

Apr 16 – 19, 2025

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Want information about your club or organization’s activities published in Working Ranch ? Send information at least 60 days prior to event to: “Events Calendar” Working Ranch, P.O. Box 91269 Henderson, Nevada 89009-1269 or email judy@workingranchmag.com . UPCOMING RANCH RODEOS ADARANCHRODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. APRIL 3, 2025 DUNCANPRORODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... MAY 2 – 3, 2025 THE HOULIHAN RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... APRIL 4 – 6, 2025 WEST TEXAS RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... APRIL 11-12, 2025 WILDHORSEPRAIRIEDAYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JUNE6-7,2025 ROWELLRANCHPRORODEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAY17–18,2025 JAKE EARY MEMORIAL RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ MAY 30 – JUNE 1, 2025 WRCA WILD HORSE PRAIRIE DAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........JUNE 6 – 8, 2025 FORTSUMNERRANCHRODEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JUNE13–14,2025 SANDHILLSCLASSIC..................................JUNE13,2025 SANDHILLS CHAMPIONSHIP RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ JUNE 14, 2025 BENJOHNSONDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... JUNE 13 – 14, 2025 COLORADO CHAMPIONSHIP RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . ...... JUNE 27 – 28, 2025 SANTA FE TRAIL RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... JULY 11 – 12, 2025 WAURIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . ..... JULY 11 – 12, 2025 TEXAS RANCH ROUNDUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... JULY 18 – 19, 2025 ESTANCIAVALLEYRANCHRODEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JULY18–19,2025 RIDE FOR THE BRAND CHAMPIONSHIP RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . AUGUST 2, 2025 BIG BEND RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... AUGUST 8 – 9 2025 OCA RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........AUGUST 15 – 16, 2025 MOTLEY DICKENS OLD SETTLER’S RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUGUST 29 – 30, 2025 THE NEBRASKAN RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ AUGUST 30, 2025 JACKPOTRANCHRODEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEPTEMBER6–7,2025 EARTHRANCHRODEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SEPTEMBER19–20,2025 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP RANCH RODEO . . . . . . . . . . ....... SEPTEMBER 26, 2025

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