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.
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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.
Different by design
Date: Oct 11 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogEverything about Revier Cattle Company near Olivia, Minn., screams differentiation, starting with the innovative manure handling plan that includes an underground sewer and a solids separator.
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.
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.