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Recent Examples of stockmanFor stockmen and women, there’s nothing more rewarding than a 283-day pregnancy that results in a contented cow and a healthy calf.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026 The stockman rolls on narrow 21/18-inch spoked enduro wheels.—New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026 Environmental groups such as the Western Watersheds Project as well as local stockmen’s associations are quick to litigate changes to permits.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
1 Dec. 2025 Houston Tye Hinton, resident stockman at the Anchor 7 Cattle Growers Association, is winding down after a long day of branding cattle.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025 In the early 1990s, a stockman noticed cattle drinking at a place where no water should have been available.—IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2023 In addition to being a pilot, Rhiley worked as a stockman, per The Guardian.—
Maria Pasquini,
Peoplemag,
3 Apr. 2023 Just as Darwin cultivated stockmen and pigeon breeders for their familiarity with the mysterious laws of inheritance, biologists interested in rattlesnakes have beaten a path to Martin’s door.—
Thomas Palmer,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
In the northeastern rural town of Robinson, Kansas, Jack Geiger, a cattleman running as an independent for the state House of Representatives, also expressed disappointment with the decision to ease tariffs on beef imports.
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Gaby Vinick,
ABC News,
31 Aug. 2026
The establishment celebrates its nearly 70 years of Vegas connections, from Mafia chieftains (The Mob Room dining space) to Elvis to the Rat Pack to gamblers and cattlemen.
In 2025, a fifth-generation Apache County rancher testified to Congress about his experience with wolves.
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Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2026
Shawn Harris, a Georgia rancher and a Democratic nominee for the state's 14th Congressional District, told CBS News last month that the plan could run some cattle ranchers out of business.
The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
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Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
5 Aug. 2026
Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman, which resembles a giant kite more than a herdsman.