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Well I've been away for awhile but livestock judging here at SDSU kept me busy as well as working as much as I can out at the ranch. As we all know its bull sale season and I just wanted to share the word about Wienk's Charolais bull sale that will be coming up on the 26th of April! I have...

I found this link on Facebook and thought I would share. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrQYJMGc7RU

Well the other day 4-11-2013 we had a very unexpected event happen here on the campus of South Dakota State University. We had a snow day!!! Well 10 inches of snow and unplowed streets encouraged us to run down the streets on the ag side of campus, have snow ball fights and to be quite honest...

Sooo, I'm home for Spring break and mom and dad have determined to test my culinary talents. So the dinner of choice for Sunday dinner is grilled lamb chops and I am trying to find a side dish to go with it. Potatoes, salads, or rice?? I have no idea. If and when you guys fix lamb what is...

I had a spare moment and decided to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and share a few pictures from our picture session. Mom and Dad Little Brother and I. The Tradition Some folks just don’t get it They think owning cattle makes no sense, It takes too much time, too much equipment Not...

As I was browsing the Facebook machine on a much needed homework break in between class this afternoon I found an interesting video that says more with actions than words. Hope you all enjoy. :)...

Hope everyone's fall is going smoothly. We got calves weaned, cows off cornstalks, and got our hay and stalks ground for winter feed. Now just to ship the open cows and we are pretty well finished for the fall. Dad and I have been toying with a few ideas and I was looking for a few more...

This video really caught my attention. Thank you to all who help feed this growing nation! I know it is a link but it is soooo worth viewing. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuzhwkaNC40

On June 22, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) proposed several recommendations for USDA to consider and implement in the next four years to improve horse welfare in the U.S. as a result of the numerous unintended consequences of the 2007 ban on horses slaughter. In short, the...

I don't know if any of you read the Beef Daily magazine, but there is a section from their webiste that I would love to share with ya'll. Back in December I attended the Minnesota State Cattlemans Convention as our county's Beef Ambassador. We had the privledge of listening to an amazing young...

All through calving I have been pondering on things that I have done and decided to compile them into a list...feel free to add more!!! You Know You’re a Farm Kid When: 1.)You are late for school at least once during calving season and the administration laughs. 2.)You pull your keys out of...

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back. And it's not the end of the world. I've learned that it takes years to build up trust...

This morning was absolutely beautiful!! A light breeze and gorgeous sun. I thought I would share some the bovine scenery at our outfit. We bought four yearling heifers at Cottonwood Angus Farm in Pipestone on the 6th of November. We call her tank for a reason...:wink: Home...

The south wind is howling here, and the powdery snow is aflying. Got cows and calves bedded this morning, so I found a small portion of time to share the happenings of Minnesota. Here are a few pictures of the last blizzard we had on the 11th and 12th of this month. Standing on a snow bank...

Hi all. Sorry this is late but just to give you an update on the judging team and the results from Liousville, Kentucky at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). We left for the contest on Friday the 13th and judged at various farms along the way. We stopped at a hog...

Hey this is a little delayed but our judging team got back from the judging contest Sunday night. We took in the national finals rodeo while we were there and had an awesome time. The Billy Currington concert afterwards was great. Team did okay, just shows we have plenty of room for improvment...

Hey got a question for you guys. We feed loose Vigortone mineral and it works wonderfully. We feed it free choice. The question nagging at me is what are the advantages of the loose mineral compared to the block forms. My boyfriend's family is using the mineral blocks and all the cows do is...

Hey guys we are in the process of choosing a black angus AI sire for our angus heifers. Dad and I have narrowed it down to two bulls that we both really like. I would like your imput, as to your thoughts on these two bulls. I attached the links that have the pictures of the bulls. And a more...

In the chute. We sorted them from here. The first victim The buttons weren't big enough to cut so we just burned them with the electric dehorner. Victim number 2. All snubbed down. His buttons were bigger than the other one. Instead of using a hack saw to take them off we used...

We finished chisel plowing a while ago but I just started my second part-time job and haven't had time to get these on here. :roll: Plowed to the unplowed Coming over the hill with seagulls at his back Rear view Seagulls over alley way and corn field. Going over the hill