The road ahead
Date: Mar 09 2018
Big Thinkers & BlogCattle from the Southeastern states have a mixed reputation for delivering carcass merit. Pockets of excellence lift that overall image.
Category: Big Thinkers
Call the cattle ‘Hoover’
Date: Mar 02 2018
Big Thinkers & BlogWe were sitting in her parked truck, next to the old house where her grandfather was raised, cattle to our left and behind us. “Just call the cattle ‘Hoover’,” Landi Livingston said matter-of-factly.
Better beef on the horizon
Date: Feb 15 2018
Big Thinkers & BlogThe sun was just peeking over the hills surrounding Hardyville, Ky., when I drove right past Jay McCoy’s ranch. My GPS told me I had arrived, but I knew there was no way his was the place surrounded by Holstein cattle.
Ovine to bovine
Date: Feb 05 2018
Big Thinkers & Blog & Retained OwnershipI met Fred Roberts this summer outside a diner in western Wyoming. He ordered his coffee and I asked him questions about Angus cattle. Fred’s a sheep guy, too.
Answers out the window
Date: Jan 22 2018
Big Thinkers & BlogI expected a typical interview. If I’m being honest, maybe even a rushed one. I’d called Jordan Willis on the fly just a week earlier, asked him if I could snag an early morning on his Wyoming ranch.
Words two live by
Date: Jan 10 2018
Big Thinkers & Blog“That was probably it,” my gut tells me as I drive past a charming farm house lining a dirt road on the outskirts of Spearman, Texas. I dial the first 8-0-6 number in my recent call list, not sure which brother will be on the other end of the line.
The green-hand, fourth-generation rancher
Date: Dec 07 2017
Big Thinkers & BlogFor cattleman Jay Stomprud, it’s the first expression that comes to mind when thinking of his pre-rancher life compared to today.
News release: from potential to profit
Date: Dec 04 2017
Angus Convention & Big Thinkers & News ReleaseIt takes a team
Date: Dec 04 2017
Big Thinkers & BlogIt’s about more than hard work and great genetics — having the right people in business with you can make all the difference.
Ready for rory?
Date: Oct 30 2017
Big Thinkers & Blog & Consumer ConnectionI strain my ears as a few people wander into the kitchen of the Amarillo Country Club, pondering if those new voices match the one of chef and TV personality Rory Schepisi.