Northwest Missouri producers learn how to better manage their soils, crops As profit from commodity markets continue to dwindle, some farmers are fighting back to maintain a financial advantage and create more bushels A handful of farmers from northwest Missouri took a big step in that direction by attending the Maximum Farming System seminar conducted[...]

Cinch cowboy Doescher becomes first Oklahoman to win title In December 1984, the Lazy E Arena opened near Guthrie, Oklahoma, in time to host the National Finals Steer Roping in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo, which was just a few miles away in downtown Oklahoma City. Still, organizers wanted a showcase to define the[...]

ALVA, Okla. – Savannah Greenfield is a freshman at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, competing in her first year in the Central Plains Region. There’s a lot of new in her life right now: New friends, new campus, new level of competition. What isn’t new is Greenfield finding success. So far this year, she’s earned points[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – Dusty Myers was born to do this. A second-generation rodeo clown from Jumpertown, Mississippi, Myers has had a lifelong passion for the sport. His years of experience will be on display as he works the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May[...]

Five Cinch team members earn gold buckles while in Las Vegas In the revolving world of Cinch endorsees in professional rodeo, the two weeks in Las Vegas to kickstart December proved to be electric and influential. The culmination of the National Finals Breakaway Roping and the National Finals Rodeo was an exclamation point of excellence,[...]

LAS VEGAS – Just a few days after making his final team-roping run of the 2023 ProRodeo season, Coleman Proctor was doing the things Coleman Proctor does. He was practicing and taking care of his daughters, Stella and Caymbree, while his wife, Stephanie, was working. When the horses and steers were put away, the three[...]

LAS VEGAS – The dreams J.D. Struxness had of winning a world championship didn’t fade just because another man walked away with the gold buckle. They’re still vivid, still in his mind and still on the table for the upcoming seasons. Louisiana cowboy Tyler Waguespack may have walked away from the National Finals Rodeo with[...]

LAS VEGAS – When the curtain closed on the 2023 National Finals Rodeo, Bridger Anderson realized he’d earned $120,939 during his stay in the City of Lights. “It was a great week, and we had a lot of fun,” said Anderson, a two-time qualifier from Carrington, North Dakota. “It’s awesome to have family here the[...]

LAS VEGAS – Concluding his eighth National Finals Rodeo, bareback rider Tanner Aus took many things back to his Minnesota home: Confidence, talent and satisfaction that he got on nearly a dozen of the greatest bucking horses over consecutive nights. There’s also that $90,480 in earnings. It was a job well done, and he wrapped[...]

LAS VEGAS – The National Finals Rodeo is unlike any other, and Dean Thompson now understands that more than ever before. “Round No. 10 at the NFR is crazy,” said Thompson, 21, a first-time bareback rider on ProRodeo’s biggest stage from Altamont, Utah. “My body feels great. I feel like I’m riding bucking horses as[...]