Last week, I wrote about a cattle show I attended with my family. While I was there, I caught up with a rising star in the beef industry, Kelsey Repenning, daughter of Steve and Lori Repenning of Black Top Farms. Kelsey is actively involved in 4...
I hope you all had a safe and festive weekend celebrating the new year. I have big news to announce in this first blog post of 2010: I'm getting married! The lucky guy's name is Tyler Radke, and he proposed over the weekend. We are planning an...
For my final post of 2009, I thought I would share the lessons I have learned as a young beef cattle industry professional in the past year. It's been one crazy busy year with traveling, graduating from college, moving close to the ranch...
It's no secret that I'm passionate about the beef cattle industry. After all, I've made the business the major focus of my career. In addition, there is nothing I enjoy better than to spend my free time at cattle shows with my family and my...
The next couple of days are going to be a whirlwind for me as we are loading up four show calves to take to the 2009 Corn Palace Winter Calf Show right here in Mitchell, S.D. With my parents on the show committee, it means that my sisters and I...
Well, we had a less than typical Christmas weekend as the blizzard blew its way across the South Dakota prairie, but the wind has died down and the snow has subsided and it's back to normal at NOLZ Limousin. Over the holiday, we received 20.2...
South Dakota is in a state of emergency as this blizzard moves its way across the Great Plains. For many, that means extra chores, lots of scooping snow, thawing out waterers and fighting to keep the livestock healthy during tough weather...
Yesterday afternoon was busy spent outside trying to make last minute preparations to winterize our operation before the big blizzard hits today and tomorrow. That meant moving the cows to the home place where they are close to shelter, water and...
I know I'm starting to sound like a tabloid with headlines like today's blog post, and I promise this is the last time I will write about any celebrities in 2009. However, this gossip just couldn't be ignored, and I know I'm writing to just the...