Tag: beef
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Sustainable Beef is the Product of People
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. It’s National Ag Day, and while those of us in agriculture celebrate our lifestyles on a regular basis, today we center our thoughts on helping others understand…
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Big or Small, Support Them All
I borrowed that title from a breast cancer awareness campaign I helped with in college. Our Collegiate Cattlewomen group at Kansas State University designed and sold t-shirts every October to raise money for breast cancer research and support. One year, the t-shirt said “Big or Small, Let’s Save Them All!” and I think that’s a…
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Debunking the Biggest Myths About Raising Beef Cattle
I think it’s highly important to know how our food is produced and that includes knowing how it was planted, bred, raised, harvested, processed and prepared. Knowledge is power and during these days of conspiracy theories, social media bots and “fake news,” it’s important to have confidence in the facts that are being presented. Confidence…
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Dear Burger King: I’m a Cattle Rancher and I’m Not Mad, But Can We Talk?
Dear Mr. Burger King (or should I call you King Burger?), I’m a cattle rancher and although I probably have ample reason to be offended and mad, I’m not here to boycott or cancel your burger chain. However, I saw a few things in a recent commercial that did give me pause. Can we chat…
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An Open Letter to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez From a Kansas Rancher
Hello Congresswoman, You don’t know me from Adam but I’ve been following your actions for several months now; both leading up to the election and, now that you’ve taken office, even more so. I swell with pride at the sight of so many women in leadership positions in our nation’s capital and the most recent…