2011 has been an awesome year. I made it through calving season with plenty of snow and lots of new calves. Spring brought plenty of rain, floods, and resulted in waist high grass in the river bottoms. I made trip to New Mexico to share my passion with FFA youth and later had a week stay on a Colorado ranch. Hay season had it’s normal break downs, while dry weather made plenty of time for cleaning brush. In the Fall I made my first trip to Nashville to speak to a great group of agvocates and ended up moving to Tennessee. Now I’ll kick off the new year as a grad student at the University of Tennessee and who knows what 2012 has in store.

Here are my Top 6 Most Viewed posts from 2011

No.1 – Agriculture – Top 20 Most Useless Degrees?

No.2 – Stamps, States, and AgFacts

No.3 – Social Media: Awesome and Devastating

No.4 – Why Am I Mowing Pastures: Part 2

No.5 – Why Castrate Cattle?

Taking down rusted out fence lines

No.6 – Ranch Snow Day: The Prolapse

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Published by Ryan Goodman

Ryan Goodman works in grassroots advocacy as a communications consultant with beef cattle farmers and ranchers across the United States. He is a proud alumnus of Oklahoma State University, with studies focusing on cattle reproduction and nutrition. Ryan's experience in the beef industry range from family farms and ranches in several states to large feedlots and non-profit policy organizations. Ryan is an avid trail and ultrarunner, proudly showing how beef can be an important part of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. Find Ryan on social media as @BeefRunner.