Learning is a lifelong process
Learning is a lifetime process. Continuous learning can improve your cattle business.
The power of the pursuit and the people met
Black Ink columnist Miranda Reiman ponders what it means to be great, noting being great is not a goal, it is a constant pursuit.
Black Ink: The ag business of social media
Farmers and ranchers tend to be on either side of the fence when it comes to social media. There are the hold-outs, the staunch supporters, the occasional users and the clueless.
Lots of hard work behind the scenes
Miranda Reiman reminds cattle farmers and ranchers, there’s a lot of good in that hard work that nobody sees.
Rookies, quick studies and jumping in
If you want to make herd improvement, by all means, gather all the data and tools and talk to all the people, but at some point you've just got to jump in.
No mountain-top views without crossing the valleys
Nicole Lane Erceg reminds readers that just as cattlemen have made it through tough times in the past, they shall make it through current struggles as well.
Growth is uncomfortable, but necessary
The beauty of continued growth is learning to make improvements and then build on them.
We need to make beef something that people celebrate, and eat
Beef producers have to convince consumers that what they do is special, every night of the week.
The taste of change can be sweet
2020 has been a year of change. Maybe it's time change hit a little closer to home. Use these tips to make positive changes on your cattle farm or ranch.
Generally speaking cows… not!
A manager of the smallest herd can still use most of the science and animal husbandry of a large, commercial ranch.
