Are you a fan of transparency? You'll love this episode. Are you an advocate for mandatory Country of Origin Labeling? You might like this episode, but I'm not sure. Guess you'll just have to watch to find out where you stand!

Beyond Meat is having an identity crisis amid some financial woes and we process the our grass cattle in advance of a nasty winter storm.

The majority of our stockers arrived on a balmy January morning (midnight to be exact) and were hesitant to get off the truck and into the mud. Plus, new labeling legislation is aimed at faux meat and the counter argument is a doozy.

Markets on Wednesday saw a correction day after a strong Tuesday. But it goes deeper than that, on this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at the true numbers of heifers headed to the feedlot vs. the pasture.

Feedlot conditions are worsening with recent warm temper...

As a fall calving herd, we AI breed our cows and place embryos in late November. See a snippet of this process and also learn more about what shoppers consider "important" when it comes to purchasing beef.

A new study from the University of Georgia showed that farmers and ranchers are stressed but that one particular demographic is stressed to the max. On the ranch, we clip and prep bulls for their sale images and get a short tour of our new barn!

What would a day on the ranch be without something breaking down or causing a headache? And what would plant-based food companies be without a little bit of drama?! Find out the latest squall between faux meat production, labeling regulations and consumers in this week's commentary.

Summertime is prime time for flies so we are fly tagging our yearlings and talking about the shameful problem of food waste in the United States.

Chopping silage isn't the same as harvesting for corn kernels. Darren Hefty explains what goes into raising this crop used for livestock feed.

The Hefty brothers talk pesticide safety for humans, animals, and next year's crop. Soil sampling is the key to great pasture grasses. The Weed of the Week is fall panicum and Iron Talk covers cleaning up after a downed corn harvest.

It's important to go beyond soil sampling when considering the nutritional needs of your livestock. Brian and Darren talk nitrogen, sulfur, boron, potassium and more, for healthy pasture grasses and animals.

Join us as we visit Schuler Red Angus, a ranch located in the panhandle of Nebraska, known for its flagship seed stock of Red Angus cattle.

David Schuler shares the progress made with their diversified agriculture production.

The bread and butter of their operation focuses on Red Angus cattle...

Gathering cattle is supposed to be a peaceful occurrence but when "Moo-phy's Law" takes over, watch out! An unexpected run-in with some trees, leads to an unexpected appointment at the doctor and that calls for a timely discussion about mRNA vaccines in livestock.

Taking cows to summer grass makes a long, dreary winter worthwhile. Follow along as we take the core herd to summer pasture and as we find and doctor a few stockers, which is always entertaining! Plus, I ask a question of agriculturalists whose response to consumer inquiries is "grow your own."

The past few years we have started running a few loads of grass cattle in the summer. In this episode, on a very windy day, Hyatt, Brandi and Corey, our herdsman, gather and process the stockers. Hyatt explains the why and how behind our strategy of diversifying High Bar Cattle Company with grass...

We're still waiting on grass here in southeast Kansas, which means we're still slinging silage. In between loads, I discuss my thoughts on consumer perspectives around factory farming and how I'm addressing those perceptions in 2023.