HAY SPRINGS, Neb. — The sun was just warming the horizon as Mark Pieper left his house near his cattle ranch on a crisp February morning. It's not unusual for the rancher to wake up early to tend to ...
It’s not unusual for the rancher to wake up early to tend to livestock, but at 5:45 a.m. this day his cattle wouldn’t come first. For the past 3½ years, three days a week, Pieper has made an ...