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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Agproud Q. 6 Charity
Question 6. What cause do you care about and how have you supported your favorite charity? My wife and I strongly feel it is important to help kids. Roughly one in seven kids in our area does not have enough food to eat. Over the years we have helped with several fund drives to helpContinue reading “Agproud Q. 6 Charity”
Shoo Fly
Every year there are numerous articles about fly control. All of them revolve around using some kind of gimmick for control. Now it’s no mystery why these freebee publications will only write about gimmicks that siphon money out of the pockets of cattle producers. It helps them sell advertising space. They probably also don’t realizeContinue reading “Shoo Fly”
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”
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”
Cycles
I do not pay very much attention to cycles. I will admit they do exist. I see market cycles within the week, the month, a six month period, and even the year and beyond. The thing is due to the way I market cattle the cycles do not matter at all to me. Before IContinue reading “Cycles”
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 