Robinsons get rolling with spring calving season

Jamie Henneman
Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025

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DODSON, Mont. – Calving season just started on the Robinson ranch, with Lesley Robinson reporting that 10 calves were already on the ground as of the last week of March.

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