Category: Ranch Life
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2021 Best Gift Guide for Farmers and Ranchers
It’s back again – a gift guide for the whole family! This list has the hook up when it comes to holiday gifts for your farming, ranching and rodeoing family and friends, even the kids and babies are listed on here. I hope it’s helpful and if there is something you think should be included…
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Preserving Flyover Country
——————————————————————- Feel that freedom on your face, breathe in all that open space. I won’t lie, every single time I hear “Flyover States” by Jason Aldean, chills run down my spine and my eyes start to mist. Wide open spaces, green grass, and clear blue skies surround us – there’s no place else I’d rather…
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Size Doesn’t Matter When It Comes to Animal Care
This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Sustainability is a top priority on our family’s ranch, across all facets of raising cattle – from pasture to plate. A key part of raising cattle sustainably…
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Rain Makes Grass, Healthy Cattle and Jolly Ranchers
Our ranch is located in what I call the “Ozarks of Kansas,” where we have high humidity and receive roughly 40-45 inches of precipitation every year. While we do manage a fair share of mud, this year we are also reaping the benefit of that moisture in the form of ample grass supplies in our…
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Raising Cattle for a Healthy Climate
This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation but all thoughts and opinions are my own. When I was a kid, my cousins and I would pretend to be farmers and put a piece of tall grass or wheat in our mouth –…