Ranches are privately owned while the open range is often federally or state owned land (in other words, public land).

Raising cattle.

It is the process of breeding and raising cattle for the purpose of meat production.

Cattle raising is important to the cattle industry because it keeps a constant supply of calves that are used for beef.

Beef cattle raising is just a play of words for a job of raising beef cattle. Raising beef cattle often involves breeding beef cows to a bull to produce calves that are sold for the meat market. However raising beef cattle also involves raising purebreds to sell to other producers; stocker/backgrounding operation which "raise" weanling calves from weaning age to adequate age and weight to start finishing; and "raising" steers or finishing cattle to slaughter.