• Beef on the way….

    ….starts with pulling the steers out of the main herd.  They all come into the pen, and it’s up to me(far right) to let a bunch out at a time checking tags and undersides.  They’re held briefly in that alley until Wooz (far center in white shirt) okays the return to the pasture. When we get a steer, it’s aimed to another pen where Kurt Volkert (left) is controlling the gate.  Afterwards the steers are moved across the road to a large pasture with other cows awaiting shipment to farms that have purchased our seed stock.  Tomorrow the steers will be brought in for loading. We always try to keep the animals together and…

  • Fighting the big boys….

    …not only a lot of hard work but lots of creativity.  We enjoy reading about farmers and cattlemen who are going the extra step to insure the survivability of their operations. In business school I think they call it “line extension”.  With the kids gone, maybe Wooz will rent the spare bedrooms?  (About as fast as I start mob cooking!) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130622/DA72T1880.html Thanks to Sue Beal for the link.