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    • Brood Cows
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    • Heifer Calves
  • Trophy Steers
    • Trophy Steer Prospects
    • Sold Trophy Steers at Star Creek Ranch
  • Featured Sales
  • About The Ranch
    • Breeding Programs
    • Sold Longhorns
    • Terms of Sale
  • Texas Longhorn Info
    • Branding Your Calves
    • Buying a Texas Longhorn Herd Sire: 5 Things to Consider
    • Cattle Handling Chutes for Texas Longhorns
    • Darlene Aldridge Awarded the Elmer Parker Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Darlene Aldridge Featured in Cowgirl Magazine Article: “For The Love Of Longhorns”
    • Enabling Your Longhorns to Thrive
    • Everything You Need to Know About Texas Longhorn Horn Length
    • Feeding Hay to Your Texas Longhorn Cattle
    • How to Photograph Your Cattle
    • JOHNES DISEASE IN CATTLE
    • STAR CREEK RANCH PERFORMS WELL AT THE 2020 HORN SHOWCASE
    • Steps to Castrating Bull Calves
    • Strengths and Attributes of the Texas Longhorn Breed
    • Texas Longhorn Cattlemen Beware of Fall Armyworms
    • Using Guard Donkeys on Your Ranch
    • Vaccinating Your Cattle
    • What Defines a Truly Great Texas Longhorn Heifer for Your Herd?
    • Weed Control for Texas Longhorn Grazing Fields
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Jan 14

What Defines a Truly Great Texas Longhorn Heifer for Your Herd?

By Darlene Aldridge Texas Longhorn Heifers

When building a herd, have you ever wondered what sets apart an exceptional Texas Longhorn heifer from the rest? These remarkable animals…

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Mar 14

Weed Control for Texas Longhorn Grazing Fields

By Darlene Aldridge Tips & Tricks

One of the most common challenges that Texas Longhorn ranch owners face is controlling weeds in the cattle fields. Here at Star…

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Feb 06

Cattle Handling Chutes for Texas Longhorns

By Darlene Aldridge Tips & Tricks

It is no surprise that horned cattle require special handling considerations. Many cattlemen have metal working chutes and headgates, some even with…

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Oct 12
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Texas Longhorn Cattlemen Beware of Fall Armyworms

By Darlene Aldridge Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized

Armyworm caterpillars are the larvae of small ash-gray moths. While there are several species of armyworms, the type that can impact Texas…

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Aug 12
Texas Longhorn Brood Cow - Transcendent Star

Strengths and Attributes of the Texas Longhorn Breed

By Darlene Aldridge Uncategorized

The Texas Longhorn is one of the most–if not the most–unique breeds of cattle in North America. But what makes it so…

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Jul 11
Gelding Donkeys

Using Guard Donkeys on Your Ranch

By Darlene Aldridge Uncategorized

Have you ever seen coyotes or, worse, stray dogs wandering through your pastures? Both coyotes and stray dogs can present dangers to…

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Aug 06

Enabling Your Longhorns to Thrive

By Trails Magazine (reprinted with permission) Uncategorized
“Our Longhorns are a breed with historical resistance and hardiness. Do they still have it? Do we know? Do we care? With availability of better nutrition, genetics, and health programs,...
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Mar 29

Feeding Hay to Your Texas Longhorn Cattle

By Darlene Aldridge Uncategorized
I am often asked for advice from new cattle owners about feeding hay to the animals they purchase. How do they determine if the hay they are buying is good...
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Mar 12

STAR CREEK RANCH PERFORMS WELL AT THE 2020 HORN SHOWCASE

By Darlene Aldridge Uncategorized

The TLBAA Horn Showcase is the biggest event put on each year by the TLBAA. Cattle from all over the United States…

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Dec 03

JOHNES DISEASE IN CATTLE

By Darlene Aldridge Veterinary Topics

Many Texas Longhorn breeders are uncertain about Johnes Disease and how it affects cattle. Currently there is a big push in the…

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