Category: Blog

Where the windmills are

Date: Jan 18 2017

On the phone Richard Hamilton told me a visit to his place would, at the least, prove “interesting.”

Friends and neighbors 1,000 miles away

Date: Jan 16 2017

When we first met the Keaster family in Belt, Montana, Bruce told me he needed a good relationship with his banker and feeder to be successful.

Same chef, different story

Date: Jan 12 2017

Before I met him, all I knew about Michael Midgley was what I’d read in reality TV show reviews.

Worth the wait, without losing weight

Date: Jan 09 2017

The first snow of the season was just moving off the Highwood Mountains to softly blanket the valley below when I pulled into Todd and Charla Prosser’s driveway

Following the calves: Proud to pass it on

Date: Jan 05 2017

“I don’t want to be the generation that screws it up.”

South Dakota rancher Troy Hadrick told me that as we discussed all the changes he’s seen in four years at the helm of his family’s commercial Angus herd.

Christmas lights, cowboy-style

Date: Dec 23 2016

But for many who regularly travel I-76 this time of year, there’s one they’ve come to watch for: “Merry Christmas. Eat Beef.”

You read it here

Date: Dec 22 2016

We’ve told your stories, and you’ve tagged along for the ride. So, thank you, for reading, for enjoying, for interacting and most importantly, raising the best darn beef on the planet.

Following the Calves: Keaster family checks in

Date: Dec 20 2016

There are two things Bruce Keaster figures he needs in the cattle business: a good relationship with his banker and a good relationship with his cattle feeder.

Following the Calves: Rapid change

Date: Dec 12 2016

When Troy Hadrick contemplated managing his family’s commercial Angus herd near Faulkton, South Dakota, change was a given. It was even part of the allure.

Amarillo or bust: Part two

Date: Dec 02 2016

Though educating center-of-the-plate specialists was the No. 1 goal during the International MBA class, we made sure they were well-fed, too.