Artificial insemination is practiced on a limited basis in the state. If it is combined with synchronized breeding, this can result in more concentrated calving periods, thus permitting more intensive supervision. Pasture and other ranch improvements require capital outlays that may take several years to recover. This is especially a problem for leaseholders, who often must make substantial capital outlays during the first few years with no immediate return. Short-term leases limit capital availability for pasture improvement.
Cattle rustling is one of the oldest and most constant problems ranchers face.
Although accurate data are not available, ranchers have estimated that rustling losses on individual ranches may vary from 1 percent to 20 percent. Enforcement of existing laws to control rustling seems to be ineffective. In addition, law enforcement agencies appear to have little knowledge of the value of rustled cattle, particularly breeding stock.