Without a doubt, the last week was a busy one for me. I stopped by SDSU's Beef 20/20 workshop in Brookings, SD. Beef 2020 consists of interactive demonstrations on live market cattle evaluation and beef carcass grading and pricing. Other topics...
My best friend in the whole entire world is my complete opposite. Her name is Natalie. Where she loves music, I love agriculture. Her favorite pastime is reading a good book and drinking a soy light mocha cappuccino in a downtown café in New York...
This past summer I worked as an intern for BEEF Magazine, which is where BEEF Daily got its start. Now, living in the cities was quite the adjustment for me--the insane traffic and road construction had my GPS in a constant frenzy. But, after a...
It feels like forever since I've last blogged on BEEF Daily. The holidays have kept me busy with family gatherings, a cattle show, New Year celebrations and my cousin's wedding. Now, with 2009 up and running, it's time to get back to the business...
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...