My mom and I had the awesome opportunity to “appear” together in a video about how we care for our cattle. In being a CommonGround volunteer and speaking about farming and food, the national coordinators of CommonGround brought a camera crew out to the ranch on a snowy, COLD December day to get a glimpse […]
This year was my first full year “back on the ranch” so to speak and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year even though my family is still in “Christmas Crazy Mode” (three Christmases in three weekends in three states!). But I get to see nearly all of my family, which […]
Beef cattle must be healthy and well-cared for in order to produce great, quality meat. And one of the ways that we keep our animals healthy on our ranch is by using antibiotics. We don’t just use antibiotics to use them. On our ranch, we have a herd health program where our cattle get regular […]
Moms aren’t always right when it comes to the grocery store, according to the new Gate to Plate survey of more than 1,000 moms. The survey found that moms are often misinformed, especially when buying “all-natural” and “hormone-free” products. (Click on the graphic to the right to see entire results.) Findings of the survey include: […]
Last week I attended the annual Food System Round-Table event hosted by the Nebraska Soybean Board, an event to bring everyone that deals with food to the table – literally! – to talk about food. Part of the day featured a food panel discussion including a food blogger, a CommonGround farmer volunteer, a registered dietician […]
Women in agriculture have gotten a beating in the media this week, all because they are tying them to what they dub “Big Ag“. The media authors – ironically women themselves – must just be jealous of the opportunities that farm women are getting to talk to urban women about the food they raise, their families, […]
