Another year has come and gone, and with it, a lot has changed in the world for beef producers in the United States. We have seen the passing of Proposition 2, elected a new president, established Country-of-Origin-Labeling, listened to Oprah's...
It's that time of year again. Time to take the new show calves to their first show. My family and I are headed to the Corn Palace Winter Calf Show in Mitchell, SD today with four calves--two heifers and two steers. My sisters have been working on...
During the holiday season, consumers are finding special ways to deck the halls and prepare a meal that will “wow” their guests. Helping them find the perfect beef cut to adorn the holiday table, beef producers certainly have an ally with Cleaver...
The cold weather has certainly made things interesting on the ranch these days. It's been a struggle keeping the waterers from freezin' up, the tractors from gellin' up, and my fingers and toes from fallin' off. The challenges of winter make most...
I was scanning through an article in Reader's Digest called "The Simple-Till-Six Diet," by Mark Bittman, and I thought I would share a few of the finer points with you. Bittman is a columnist for the New York Times, and his column is titled, "How...
Despite the recent cut of the National Beef Ambassador Program (NBAP) from the beef checkoff program, the American National Cattlewomen, Inc. (ANCW) is determined to keep the ambassadors traveling on behalf of the nation’s cattlemen. ...
Well, it looks like we have a mini-Michael Pollan on the loose, and that’s not good news for agriculture. In an article that ran in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the New York Times, Mr. Nicholas D. Kristof urges the Department of Agriculture to...
I’ve got to admit to you all, I’m feeling pretty guilty these days…A blizzard hit over the weekend, and temperatures have plummeted to unbearably frigid lows. While my parents are out feeding cattle, keeping machinery running and electric waterers...