Tiny House, Big Dreams
Date: Jun 02 2016
Big Thinkers & BlogThe story of this tiny house, as we soon find, is a testament to the love Titus and Erika share.
Category: Big Thinkers
Following the Calves: Relishing the routine
Date: Apr 22 2016
Big Thinkers & BlogI finally got to meet the two men who had the vision to create Broken Hills Ranch and started the herd that we’ve been profiling as part of our “Following the Calves” series
Setting the standard
Date: Apr 13 2016
Big Thinkers & BlogAs we followed the winding dirt road leading to Kirk Willoughby’s ranch, a cloud of dust crept over the hill.
Correlated traits
Date: Mar 15 2016
Big Thinkers & BlogRanchers who care about their cattle, the buyers of those cattle and the final beef consumers, also tend to be just some of the most genuine, welcoming and humble people you’ll ever meet.
Following the calves: A success story in the making
Date: Oct 31 2015
Big Thinkers & Blog & StockmanshipIt’s become a running joke in the Evert family that ranches near Brady, Neb.: The first year Virginia was at the clipboard during preg-checking time, mysteriously all the wild cows came up “open.”
Following the Calves: 86% CAB and Prime: “still OK”
Date: Oct 27 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogIn October, the last of last year’s 150 calves finished at Cattleman’s Choice Feedyard, near Gage, Okla., went to harvest at National Beef.
Following the Calves: Everything Evert
Date: Oct 23 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogBrandon and Virginia Evert, and their neighbors, cousins and seemingly best friends Kirk and Rachael Evert ranch together, raise kids together and generally “do life” together.
Quality down the tracks
Date: Sep 28 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogIn an industry that sometimes resists change, the Collins men embrace it, like, for instance, when they decided to transition from complete phenotypic to a combination of genetic and phenotypic selection.
In the neighborhood
Date: Sep 23 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogMeet Ryan Schneider. A third-generation Cozad, Neb., cattleman and in essence my neighbor (just a few sections away anyway).
True grit with a grin
Date: Sep 04 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogThis summer I met Richard Tokach on his Angus ranch near St. Anthony, N.D. I shook his hand and I knew he had it.