We are all so very thankful for our friends, family, community, and customers. So we thought it would be fun to ask some of the family what else they are thankful for this Thanksgiving. Hope you enjoy and have a …

A couple weeks ago we worked Uncle Will and Aunt Bon’s heifers that were on grass. Uncle Will called them in with the tractor and feeder. Then Matt and Jacob followed them in. Andrew and Matt kept the cattle in …

This week we moved the spring Heifers to corn stalks. Grampy got them out of the pen, while I turned them at the road, and Grammy was ahead of them to turn them into the field. These girls did a …

Grammy and Grampy went to the Angus Convention this past weekend. It was held in Fort Worth, Texas, this year so they had a long drive. They enjoyed the presentations and visiting with everyone. Grampy is one of the 12 …

We received the ICA (Iowa Cattlemen’s Association) bulls this week. (“We” is a very loose term as I just showed up, took some pictures, and went on with my day:). There were lots of trucks and trailers in and out …

Cody competed at the American Royal 4-H Livestock Judging Competition this past weekend. Craig, Becky, and Jessica were able to go down for the awards and supper that evening. Cody got 2nd high individual! He is pictured here with his …

Our week started out with moving the bin. You can see the excitement on their faces as we were waiting for them to pick it up! Once they got it to the new location, Uncle Joe helped make sure it …

We are happy to announce that Luke Allen and Lindsay Hays are engaged! They met at church and started dating about a year ago. This was their first Christmas together! Aren’t they a cute couple! Luke hauls livestock and bales …

This was the week to take weights on our spring bulls. The weather was perfect, and the timing was right, so we got to work. Also, I don’t know if you noticed, and I hate to point it out in …

It’s been a fun week around the ranch as we’ve had plenty going on.  The week started with a crew ultrasounding and weighing cattle at the beef center. Now that’s a pretty ribeye image! Lindsay scanned the cattle while Jacob …