Rawhide Portable Corrals: A Turning Point

Rawhide Portable Corrals: A Turning Point. By Maura Keller.When John McDonald, founder and owner of Rawhide Portable Corral first introduced his Rawhide Original portable corral nearly 21 years ago, his ultimate vision was to introduce an efficient, streamlined corral system that would ease the corral set-up and...

Today's Corral Technology

Today's Corral Technology. By Maura Keller. Determining the best corral products and techniques within the ranch and farm environment is part art, part science. It requires a level of understanding of how to corral animals across a variety of landscapes and range of area sizes.Steve Langrell, research...

Rawhide Portable Corrals: 20 Years & Counting

Rawhide Portable Corrals: 20 Years & Counting. By Maura Keller.Being in business for 20 years is quite the achievement for companies in any industry. But for companies within the cattle and ranching industry, reaching the 20-year milestone is part art, part science and requires a tremendous amount of hard...

Rawhide Portable Corrals: A Long-standing History of Helping the Industry

Rawhide Portable Corrals: A Long-standing History of Helping the Industry. By Maura Keller. Few words captivate the agriculture and cattle industry more than the word ‘change.’ Anyone with even a casual understanding of the technology and equipment marketplace within this sector recognizes that...

Portable Corrals Provide Many Benefits

Portable Corrals Provide Many Benefits. By Heather Smith Thomas. Applying low-stress cattle handling techniques and use of portable corrals can make many management practices feasible even when cattle are in large range pastures.  Dr. Tom Noffsinger, a Nebraska veterinarian, says that using a few...

Rawhide Portable Corrals: A Long-standing History of Helping the Industry

Rawhide Portable Corrals: A Long-standing History of Helping the Industry. By Maura Keller. Few words captivate the agriculture and cattle industry more than the word ‘change.’ Anyone with even a casual understanding of the technology and equipment marketplace within this sector recognizes that...

Rawhide Offers Versatility to Producers

 Rawhide Offers Versatility to Producers. Article and photos courtesy of Rawhide. John McDonald knows a thing or two about livestock equipment after working with cattle and rodeo livestock most of his life. Knowing there had to be a better portable corral design out there, he came up with it himself. In...

The Industry Standard in Low Stress Cattle Handling

 The Industry Standard in Low Stress Cattle Handling By Steve Weisman Working cattle in close quarters has always been a high stress, labor intensive and, yes, even dangerous job for both handlers and the cattle. Most dangerous of all is that high intensity zone, that 10-12-foot area behind the chute....