Opportunity lies beyond the ranch gate
Date: Apr 10 2015
Big Thinkers & Blog & Consumer ConnectionThe two shook hands and what began as a conversation more than 10 years later has blossomed into a friendship and a successful business partnership.
Category: Big Thinkers
Functional, successful, profitable
Date: Apr 08 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogI had the chance to spend my Friday afternoon with all three at the same time while visiting the Thoeny Ranch in eastern Montana.
Trading ski hills for Eagle Hills
Date: Mar 16 2015
Big Thinkers & Blog & CalvingMeet Jessie Rudolph. Calving season keeps this high school sophomore home this time of year, but doesn’t keep her from expanding her horizons.
Doing what works
Date: Mar 03 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogWith a smile on his face, I see he enjoys talking about the cattle more than the crops. His eye for quality is also apparent.
Permission to straightbreed
Date: Jan 21 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogBut year after year, our team visits intelligent, strategic-minded ranchers who are not only making money with straight Angus, but who are making more money with a single breed.
Good people, good cattle, good beef
Date: Dec 22 2014
Big Thinkers & BlogFamily, ranching and good quality cattle are all high on Travis Loehding’s priority list. A few weeks ago, I visited the Loehding ranch near Ekalaka, Mont., where they do not lack family history.
Restarting a legacy
Date: Dec 04 2014
Big Thinkers & BlogVisiting the J-D Claypool Ranch in southern Oklahoma, near Ringling, I saw such history. The original Dillard Ranch was established in the late 1800s, before Oklahoma was granted statehood.
Nice to Meat Ya: Kenny Montgomery
Date: Nov 30 2014
Big Thinkers & BlogKenny Montgomery is a cowboy. The definition fits him well, too. He’s tough, unassuming, he’s resilient – the kind of guy you could ride around with in the pick up, the one you want on your side.
Maternal function at Marrs Ranch
Date: Oct 08 2014
Big Thinkers & Blog & Consumer Connection & Maternal FunctionRecipients of CAB’s Commercial Commitment to Excellence award, Dan and Anna Marrs, Whitewood, S.D., were the first to admit their herd of 600 Angus females wasn’t perfect.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Date: Oct 06 2014
Big Thinkers & Blog & Breeding & Sire SelectionTo raise cattle for over 33 years with someone, you’ve got to love what you do and who you do it with.