Montana Ag Network: Livestock Brands
By: John Riley
and last updated 2021-04-21 14:55:15-04
HELENA â On the banks of the Gallatin River lies a farm and ranch owned and worked by the Nerlin family.
All things considered, itâs been a pretty mild spring calving season for Montana ranchers. The Nerlins, like many ranches, are now wrapping the season up with vaccinations and branding.
Branding may not be the most glamorous work, but itâs important and for the Nerlin family itâs a way to carry on a century-old legacy.
âThe â6 hanging Nâ has been in our family for well Iâll be the fifth-generation Montanan,â said Tom Nerlin. âI didnât even think about it until our great uncle Junior Nerlin decided that since [my wife] Kallie and I were getting married, he said as a wedding gift have the â6 handing Nâ and I had no idea the significance of it then.