History, data and hard work
Date: Apr 02 2013
Big Thinkers & BlogJoe’s great-grandfather moved to Texline, Texas, from Savannah, Mo., to assume management duties of the Buffalo Springs Division for the famed XIT Ranch.
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Flashback Friday: Keeping an eye on quality pays
Date: Mar 29 2013
Big Thinkers & BlogI headed toward Martin Ranch, near Keystone, Neb., on a beautiful Thursday afternoon to learn what all had changed since they family won a Feedlot Cooperator of the Year award from CAB in 1998.
Adding Angus by scientific method
Date: Mar 28 2013
Big Thinkers & BlogChuck Backus is one of my heroes. This Arizona rancher is a PhD nuclear engineer who began in the 1960s working with Westinghouse on NASA’s manned mission to Mars.
A winner among you?
Date: Mar 27 2013
About the brand & Big Thinkers & BlogWhen visiting with commercial producers it’s not uncommon for them to cite a good relationship with their seedstock suppliers as a pillar of their success.
Flashback Friday: A tradition of getting better
Date: Jan 25 2013
Big Thinkers & Blog“The bottom line is they want a tender, tasty piece of beef, and we need to make sure we’re giving it to them.”
Flashback Friday: Commitment over the decades
Date: Jan 04 2013
Big Thinkers & BlogOver 20 years ago Ken Stielow of Bar S Angus Ranch was the first producer to earn the CAB Commitment to Excellence Award for commercial cow-calf operators.
Flashback Friday: Impacts, one at a time
Date: Dec 06 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogAfter nearly 12 years, we did a follow-up with Oberlin, Kan. Angus producer Monte Moore and we can only guess at the number of lives he’s touched in that time.
Beef’s a trip day 10: Working together to make ’em better
Date: Nov 10 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogThey’re only a handful of the dozens of CAB-licensed feedlots we work closely with. They’re some of the most focused guys we know.
Day 7: Stocking for quality
Date: Nov 07 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogToday, we take a look at one stocker operator who’s putting those practices to work.
Grandfather, grandson share Angus passion
Date: Oct 18 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogGary was traveling through Tennessee when he had the opportunity to stop and visit with Wayne Day and Nick Rippy, a grandfather/grandson duo whose passion for good Angus cattle is evident.