"We try to really be competent around here at multiple jobs and have the ability to sub in or switch around as needed, but stepping outside ou…
"The consensus is that most vehicles are female. I had no clue that we had Susie, Margie and Hattie on the ranch until this conversation came about."
A post on Twitter asked, “Do you think after years of fighting weather, markets and banks that farmers and ranchers develop PTSD?” The overwhe…
"I grew up with Husker football. I love attending a game and I love the state pride of our team. I cannot stand how we celebrate the first tou…
How’s everyone doing? I heard the other day that some of the local guys around here are expecting diesel to reach $5 going into next year. The…
With the new MCOOL proposal, will the government mandate a traceability program? Will everything have to go on blockchain? Ranchers may not be…
"I want to choose my lakes on Labor Day weekend," said columnist Jaclyn Wilson after taking a dip while chasing an ornery bull.
“We have had the wind catch enough ivermectin over the years that splattered on our clothes and skin we should have COVID immunity.”
"The big excitement this week was with the pony. ... I pulled into the yard and found him straddling a seven-stranded barb wire fence."
"Every time I attend a convention, the amount of knowledge that I bring back to our operation is huge."
"While I didn’t turn the vegetarians into carnivores, I walked away with a sense of gratitude that we were all put in that place at the same t…
"The heat this last week has been just a little brutal, and it’s also made everyone just a little crabby. No one wants to move very fast or do…
"I really dislike when extra work can be avoided." Jaclyn Wilson gives us her checklist for making life at the ranch run more smoothly.
"The Boss Man asked if the shop toilet was going to get cleaned. I told him I would put it on the top of my list. I guess we all have our priorities."
"I think any time we can celebrate those tiny victories and actually have something that works in our favor, doesn’t cost us a lot of extra ti…
"I’ve developed a lot of opinion on flies and fly control over the last week. If it says “natural” that just as well should translate to 'it w…
There are so many things going on in the cattle industry right now, and every single one of them is a concern – whether it be markets, weather…
"So yes, we made history on Monday, but I think it’s the smaller things at the end of the day that have a greater impact on the project."
"If I’m delivering a box of beef to a consumer, can I prove to that consumer that that animal was raised on our operation?" Check out Jaclyn W…
"The Boss Man asked if the shop toilet was going to get cleaned. I told him I would put it on the top of my list. I guess we all have our priorities."
"I’m a firm believer that when you leave during calving season, for every one hour of being gone it will take two hours to catch up."
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"It seems that beef has been on the menu lately and not necessarily in a positive light. It’s hard not to struggle with this as I go out every…
"It seems lately that our country has been driven more and more on emotion then sometimes sound science. There is a time and place for emotion."
Every rancher out there has a different selection method when it comes to choosing replacements. Some choose early, some sort later. Some sort…
"One thing that I do not condone in agriculture is to tell someone to not consume a product that has been produced by the well-worn hands of t…
Happy Easter! I’d love to say it was a nice relaxing day surrounded by friends and family, but in all honesty it was just me on the ranch and …