Black Ink: Finding the common ground in ag
They say it takes all kinds to make the world, and the adage is all about people. Look around the mall, watch TV or check out the Internet and you find ready evidence of the individuality of individuals.
Trying our best to beat expectations
We may think about calving season as one of new beginnings, but it's really just part of a cycle that started at least nine...
Road to greatness paved with records
Even if you have good cattle and everybody knows it based on repeat buyers over the years, they can always get better.
Beef: You can’t control the cook, but you can decide the quality
You can make sure the beef buyers have a ready supply of consistent, high-quality, tasty and tender product to choose from. Several years' worth of decisions on your farm or ranch all culminate in that moment.
Tagging the right calves not easy
As you tag another calf and write the information in that little book, do you ever think about how well it will hit the...
Perceptions, science and business
The ancient Greeks used to debate what people knew and how they knew it. Deeply held convictions have wrestled with science-based knowledge ever since....
Why ‘trade down’ in beef selection?
Demand for beef is down. Can you blame the recession? Not entirely, but it's a darned inconvenient coincidence. It's hard to argue that beef...
Planning to cope with emergencies
Flood water forces the exodus of cattle to higher ground. Drought does the same on a wider scale, only to greener ground. And in...
Cattle carcass data can contain surprises
"It made me mad!"
That's what a Montana rancher told me when talking about the first carcass data he ever got back.
"I got tired of...
‘Power Cards’ are keys to success
If you make a living on a ranch, that's a success. Just living on a ranch is a success. Heck, just taking one more...
