I don't know about you, but it's a busy time of year for our family. We are keeping busy moving cow-calf pairs to pasture, breeding replacement heifers, fixing fence, delivering bulls to our customers and getting ready for my sister's high-school...
Oh no. Not in South Dakota! People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is hoping to make a statement in the Vermillion, SD area, sharing its beef about modern agriculture practices. The inspiration for PETA's billboard comes from...
I have a confession to make: I'm a huge Twilight fan. I read all four books in college during my four-day Thanksgiving break weekend, and I will also admit that I camped out early with my sisters to get into the theater and watch the midnight...
It's another beautiful day here in South Dakota. The sun is shining, the pastures are greening up and we took our first load of cow-calf pairs out to grass over the weekend. It's hard to believe we are halfway through the month of May, and for...
It's the secret beef producers are already well aware of: lean beef is a healthy addition to well-balanced diet. With 29 lean cuts of beef, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the beef we love, and consumer magazines are sharing the good word with...
The summer after my freshman year of college, I had an internship in Washington D.C. with USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service in the Livestock and Seed Program. I was 19 years old, fresh off the farm and living away from home in a big city for...
Although I have grown apart from my old high school friends, we still manage to get together once in awhile. Over the weekend, I met up with some of my girlfriends, and each of us have different interests and career pursuits. One is studying to...
In the last couple of years, it seemed new ethanol plants were popping up faster than thistles in a neglected pasture. The promise for corn producers to gain high prices in an effort to create renewable fuels led to an unprecedented increase in...