#211 – Grass-fed Beef
15 years ago, I had my first introduction to grass-fed beef. I discovered there are many misconceptions about appearance, flavor, tenderness, and genetics. Consumers are quickly changing their preferences based on nutrition and flavor. Surprisingly, many ranchers are slow to respond. Click to read...
#211 – Grass-fed Beef
15 years ago, I had my first introduction to grass-fed beef. I discovered there are many misconceptions about appearance, flavor, tenderness, and genetics. Consumers are quickly changing their preferences based on nutrition and flavor. Surprisingly, many ranchers are slow to respond. Click to read...
#195 – Preconditioning Calves
This past week I made a trip to the mountains to precondition our bull calves in preparation for weaning. It was good to see them prospering, even in a pretty harsh environment....
#194 – Bull Evaluation
This past week, the PCC® crew finished up Bull Evaluations for the November sales in Nebraska, Colorado, Montana and Alabama. Here's a deeper dive into the traits we score....
#193 – One Step at a Time
There are many paths to achieve your dream of ranching. Some go in debt jumping in with both feet, and some patiently grow one step at a time. Your preference, your creativity and ingenuity are the only limits....
#192 – First Generation Rancher
Here's some sound advice from First Generation Ranchers, Sean and Kat Weinert. They started from scratch with 3 heifers and a job in town, transitioning to land ownership and full-time ranching....
#191 – Beginner’s Options
As promised, here are some options for the young producer looking for a start in production agriculture. Grazing livestock offers a great way to begin an ag business with a small investment....
#190 – Starting From Scratch
It is still possible to begin farming and ranching from scratch, without owning land or livestock, but there are some significant challenges. Here are three more things to think about....
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