Date: Mar 15 2019
Black Ink & Breeding & EPDs & Premium PotentialYoung kids often have a misplaced sense of confidence. “Wook, how high I jump.” As a toddler, one of my girls used to love to show off that skill. She’d squat down, chubby thighs almost touching the ground and she’d give it her all. Her jump would maybe clear all of two inches. She was always thrilled.
Date: Mar 13 2019
Black Ink & Breeding & Targeting the BrandWHAM! Tap-tap-tap. Some changes are noisy…like the current remodel and addition to our 115-year-old house.
Date: Feb 15 2019
Black Ink & Breeding & Premium PotentialThe new year now feels old once you get into a busy season like calving. There are many spans of time in cattle country that can make us feel there’s too much to do, or too little time in each day. By now, some resolutions have fallen to the wayside, the rush of reality helping us sort out what matters most in the commitment to get better. Yet, there are still some that rise above the rest, beat the average and make it look easy
Date: Jan 09 2019
Black Ink & Cattle MarketsFor the cattle industry, market signals can offer the same perspective. Data, seasonal changes, articles providing the same advice on vaccination programs or colostrum importance are all too familiar.
Date: Jan 08 2019
Black Ink & Breeding & EPDsDon’t let the unknown paralyze you. Think about the end goal and why you’re inspired to do something different in the first place.
Maybe you’re looking to recoup some investment or perhaps just trying to make specific points in the calendar flow a little more smoothly. Maybe you hear about these loads that are reaching 50% Prime and thinking, “I want my cattle to do that.”
Date: Oct 27 2018
Black InkDate: Oct 27 2018
Black InkDate: Oct 27 2018
Black InkIt may not feel like it, but the beef production landscape is always changing. The consumer-driven move toward higher quality started slowly, but grew faster and faster until today it’s one of the megatrends within the beef community. This year marks a conjunction of the largest U.S. fed beef supply and highest quality in modern history.
Date: Oct 27 2018
Black InkDate: Sep 18 2018
Black Ink & Blog & Feeding Quality ForumSometimes it’s easy to see where a person is and forget where they’ve been. It’s easy to stare down the success in the here-and-now, without even a glance at their past. When I learned Gerald Timmerman won our Feeding Quality Forum Industry Achievement Award, I knew the family in generalities.
