Tag: wool

The Borda Family has kept the Basque tradition of sheep herding alive in Northern Nevada for more than 100 years. Raymond Borda left the old country in 1912 to herd sheep in the Dayton Valley and started his own sheep business and ranch there in 1921. After first working in other professions, Borda Land and Sheep is now run by Read more...

We are a diversified livestock operation raising cattle, lamb, hay, and, of course – wool.   The Bare Ranch was the first ranch settled in Surprise Valley at  the eastern foot of the Warner Mountain Range.  It was on the route that Peter Lassen scouted for pioneers to travel to California during the Gold Rush. The trade route later became a ranching community. Read more...

Wadsworth Ranching Company is owned by Matt Wadsworth who inherited management of the ranch from his father John. The ranch is located in Panaca, one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in Southern Nevada. Panaca was founded in 1864 and the first Wadsworth arrived in 1867. There has been one or more Wadsworths raising cattle and farming ever since. The Read more...