Rations may change, business models won’t
Date: Oct 09 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogYou know it’s an unusual year when the silage pile is so tall that it interferes with the internet connection.
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What costs more than buying hay?
Date: Sep 20 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogSome costs of the drought are easy to calculate. Like the extra hay that ranchers Joe and Brenda Anderjaska are going to buy this year.
Buy, raise, feed the best
Date: Sep 05 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogLearning from the past to improve performance, Galen Reece bought a variety of cattle over the years before shifting to quality cattle with proven genetics.
Schiefelbeins divide labor, unify purpose
Date: Jul 25 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogFast forward. Just a few weeks ago I got to take in a Schiefelbein family meeting—or maybe I should call it the Schielfelbein morning chat.
When it rains, it pours…
Date: Mar 16 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogWhen it rains, it pours. And when our industry focuses on meeting the demands of our final customers like Dale focuses on his feedyard customers, it pours success back down the entire system.
Just a poor ol’ farmer…
Date: Sep 16 2011
Big ThinkersI had no idea what “continuing education” meant at the time. All I knew was that it meant we got a week running around the countryside barefoot, free of baths, eating ice cream.
Local connections for worldwide consumer satisfaction
Date: Aug 05 2011
Big Thinkers & BlogOn Monday I traveled just north of the interstate to pay a visit to Anne Burkholder, who has become something of a celebrity in the beef industry.