Grocery Chains Support Local Farming
Most do not associate large grocery chains with helping local farmers, but this happens more often than you may think. I was in United on Saturday and noticed these signs posted above the produce section describing local producers farmers the grocery chain supports.
Life at the Feedyard
Pies! Have I told ya’ll how much I love pies? Coconut cream, pecan, chocolate, cherry, pumpkin; my list of favorites goes on and on. As a kid, I was always tagging along when my father went to the cattle auctions so I have great appreciation for those great sale barn cooks out there. Still every […]
Proud To Do Our Part
A small group of Americans wake up each day to serve others. Making up less than 2% of the population, they influence every single person on the globe. These people work day in and out. Weekends. Holidays. Sun or Rain. Through Snow, Sleet, and Hail. Before Sunrise til After Sunset. Each day brings new challenges, […]
Livin Like There’s No Tomorrow
It’s those darned crossroads. They’ll get ya everytime. I have stayed pretty busy traveling and moving around the past 5 years. It was just a few years ago that I was fresh out of high school, working 60 hours a week at the local Tractor Supply, then going home to work with the cattle at […]
Wordless Wednesday: Mountain Livestock
This past weekend I took a drive through the mountains near Canon City and Salida, Colorado. The Aspens are changing colors and the mountain sides are filled with all shades of orange and yellow. Most of the cattle from summer grazing have been brought to lower pastures or hauled for winter feeding and the Peaks […]
Mountain Pastures
Growing up in Arkansas, the thought of making a day- or weekend-trip to Colorado never once crossed my mind. Colorado and the mountains were these things off in the distance, another part of the country. Now that I live in the Panhandle, I can drive to Colorado in just a few hours. This weekend I […]
Weekend Trip to the Mountains
From the six lanes to the rough terrain, I never know where life will take me. This weekend I made a quick trip to the Colorado mountains for some time away from work and a lil breath of fresh air. I had the opportunity to see the Arkansas Headwaters, Collegiate Peaks, San Isbel and Pike […]
Farm Tour: Independence, Iowa
To wrap up this week’s travels on the farm, I am going to Independence, Iowa with today’s Ag Blog of interest. Jon Blin has a young new blog with some great potential. The JJB Cattle Company blog shares the story of life on the Hereford cattle operation with Jon. Preparation for show and sale, corn […]
Farm Tour: Indiana
This week we are on a trip around the country to visit some farmers and ranchers who are doing their part to share the story of Agriculture online and in their daily lives. Monday we visited Debbie in Kansas, today we are headed to Northwest Indiana to visit the Ransoms. Lauren shares with us about […]
Farm Tour: Life on a Kansas Cattle Ranch
This week we take a weeklong trip to visit with three different ranchers who share why they are Proud to be a part of Agriculture by telling their stories on their own personal blogs. Be sure to come back all week for a new story. Today we start in Kansas where we find this Life […]