Last night, I had the great opportunity to speak at the Watertown FFA Banquet. While traveling to Watertown, I had the chance to visit with two young ranchers. I learned about their families, their operations, their goals for the future and how...

I think what started as minimal chit-chat questioning the values of food production and agriculture has now become a booming roar as celebrities, Hollywood, activists, politicians and the media pass judgements on farmers and ranchers. On most...

Swing by a sale barn these days, and you're likely to find a lineup of trailers waiting to unload anything and everything they've got. Cattle sales have been hot these days, and it's hard to believe there are going to be any producers left with...

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...