I was planning on blogging again after school started, which was last week. I have all kinds of topics that I’d like to cover. This post was not on that list. This is going to be my rebuttal piece to “The Top Above and Beyond traits of a Farm Wife” that I read on FarmtalkContinue reading “Traits of a Great Farm Spouse”
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Daddy’s Day of All Stars
When my daughter was four she went through a phase where she was afraid of bugs. It didn’t matter what we said to her about bugs, she was terrified. At the time we also had what we called “Daddy’s Day”. On this day she’d spend most of the day with me, and all of itContinue reading “Daddy’s Day of All Stars”
My Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Six or seven years ago I was asked to be part of an interview that included several other producers from around the country. The topic was focused on young producers and what our competitive advantage was due the region we each lived in. It was mostly they typical stuff you’d expect. One guy mentioned heContinue reading “My Sustainable Competitive Advantage”
529 Plan Updated
My 529 plan was originally posted in March of 2013. In my example here, my daughter would have the original 5 head paid off at age 3. As an update of how well this can work, my daughter has 8 head fully paid for and a few hundred dollars left over. The cattle market hasContinue reading “529 Plan Updated”
Time is Not Always Money (Farm Safety)
Labor Day morning I woke up and gazed out the window sipping my coffee, when I thought back to four years ago. That was the last time I’ve had even the smallest of injury. As I’ve gotten older I take farm safety a bit more seriously. Becoming a father has also made me more awareContinue reading “Time is Not Always Money (Farm Safety)”
Lessons From the Gridiron
This time of year in Nebraska, and probably every where else, conversations always seem to turn to football. I like the game just as much as the next guy. I will sometimes listen to the sports nightly shows. If I’m busy on a Saturday, I have a friend text me updates from the Husker game.Continue reading “Lessons From the Gridiron”
Cattle 529 Plan
Ever since I was a little kid all I wanted to do was farm and raise cattle. Everything seemed so simple back then. Just grow up and do what you want to. We all had that dream. When you get older, and especially when you have a kid, things get real. In the last yearContinue reading “Cattle 529 Plan”
Action
I’m not really sure how it happened, but I get quite a few people contact me for advice. Not just about cattle either. I have a few that are chronic callers. They call me A LOT, and never do anything. They never buy any cattle to get started. They never pull the trigger to startContinue reading “Action”
Let It Burn
Last week I gave a speech about the economic impact an operation like mine has. I went through some old pictures from when I started feeding cattle. It really brought back some old memories. It brought up a couple questions. One, why did my girlfriend go through all that with me, and then agree toContinue reading “Let It Burn”
Rope Skippers
It almost never seems to fail. I talk to a ton of people who want to start their own business. And as you could guess most of them are people wanting to get into raising cattle. So many of them fall into a category that I call “Rope Skippers” Rope Skippers talk like they areContinue reading “Rope Skippers”
Mr Cattlemaster 