Conservation driven, quality focused
Date: Apr 22 2013
Blog & SustainabilityBut cattlemen were taking care of the environment long before there was a movement, and continue to do so regardless of the date on the calendar.
Category: Blog
Links in the Chain
Date: Apr 17 2013
Blog & Consumer ConnectionDegrees of separation…how many is it? Six? Seven? I don’t remember, but it is unbelievable how small the beef industry world is.
Care about your cows
Date: Apr 15 2013
Blog & Stockmanship
Heritage helps to shape innovation
Date: Apr 11 2013
Big Thinkers & Blog & Breeding Technologies & StockmanshipThey say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but the same can’t be said when utilizing innovative technologies at Bridges Angus Farm.
Schooled in Angus confusion
Date: Apr 02 2013
Blog & Consumer ConnectionOn March 19th in College Station, Texas (a.k.a. Aggieland), I attended a forum set up by agricultural economics professor Dr. Siebert.
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.
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.
Cattle thriving in the southeast pasture
Date: Mar 23 2013
Blog & StockmanshipSome management practices may be different, but the fundamentals are the same. I hope you enjoy some of the highlights I took home from last week.