Snow after Earth Day in Kansas
Hey out there to all who appreciate seasonal weather, My cows would be included in that group, and they are a bit bewildered this morning. The National Weather Service went to great lengths–all the way...
View ArticleThink about weaning
Hey Seekers, Is it ever the wrong time to think about weaning calves? I don’t think so–it’s always on my mind. Better to have plans for them before they are born than look at their growth-spurt at five...
View ArticlePlanning, reality and planning
Seekers, I’ve gone through a kind of drought in blogging about the herd, partly because of one bad night (Feb. 20-21), but all things fit into place with time and reflection. So once more into the...
View ArticleTogether as One
Cowboys and chefs, ranchers and restaurateurs, we work with them all. From the pasture to the plate, we come alongside those who work diligently to give consumers healthy, tasty beef we all enjoy. Part...
View ArticleFrom homestretch to home stretch
Hay, fellow seekers — We are starting to feed a little bit of that to give calves a taste, even though a few weeks ago their grass was so lush they would not have been interested. As we get ready for...
View ArticleExponential Impact
What do you get when a researcher and a CPA decide to buy 6 registered Angus cows? Well twenty years later Trevor and Torri Lienemann of Princeton, Neb., have four kids, a 300-cow seedstock operation...
View ArticleGetting ahead of chills
A month ago, I saw the February calving date approaching and thought about all the times I’d seen heifers decide on just the wrong place for the wind and weather, despite ample shelter. I always tried...
View ArticleSharing the good news
You know that other side of the beef business? I’m talking about foodservice – the steak cutters, distributors and folks who market what you raise to hotels, restaurants, institutions (HRI)? Well...
View ArticleAn end to stonewalling
There’s a stone wall of sorts near the top of our country lane. People don’t know if it’s coming or going unless they visited here 10 years ago. That was about the time we returned from a vacation trip...
View ArticleIt’s all good
I love calving season each year, but this one will be hard to beat. I used to do this in the winter on my northeast Kansas farm, starting in February. With heifers due on pasture leases the first of...
View ArticleTurning point
When I signed on with this brand in 1998, the world was just waking up to it as some kind of overnight success, more than 20 years in the making. I had black cows as a sideline to my profession as...
View ArticleTargeting the brand for fun and profit
Winter is coming, but we’ll be ready. The longer hours by the fire will come in handy for planning a great 2018 for our purpose-driven herd, too. That includes breeding and culling toward the ideal,...
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