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
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Date: Jun 21 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogAfter my stop in Lost Nation, I hit the road for Monona, Iowa, to catch up with Koal Deering.
Koal is a young, innovative farmer who operates an Angus cowherd and feedlot.
