Less than 4% of the original Tallgrass Prairie remains in America and most of that is in the Flint Hills of Kansas. The prairie is compris...

All the cattle on our ranch are identified by a specific number. Registered cattle must be permanently identified, so we either put a ...

This post is a collaboration with  Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner . on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation, but all opinions ...

  This post is a collaboration with  Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner . on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation, but all opinion...

I have talked to people in grocery stores in Manhattan, Kansas and Manhattan, New York and they all have the same concerns--is supermarke...

This post is a collaboration with  Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner . on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation, but all opinions ...

I love, love, LOVE fresh garden produce! But I really don't have time to grow a large garden. That confession is really difficult...

Seriously, I NEVER exaggerate...well, mostly never...almost never, but THIS stuff is awesome! I have made it for years and given it for g...

  This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner . on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation, but all opinions...

Often the first sign of a cow in labor is her raised tail. She will look for a place to be alone. The membranes may appear as a water ...

Who better to ask than a rancher how to cook the perfect prime rib? Many people are overwhelmed by a prime rib roast and it is a relative...

I couldn't resist sharing this post from a number of years ago. My boys have now all graduated from our small town high school and the...

The following is a guest blog post by my friend Leslie Williams--an amazing cook who is a very gracious host! I think you will enjoy her mea...

Guest post by Paige Pratt, a friend of mine from my hometown and lifetime family rancher in Kansas. I recently saw Paige and she said she h...

On July 28, 1900, Louis Lassen served a hamburg steak between two slices of bread--and voila! The Hamburger was born! So, today in cele...

Butterfly Milkweed is definitely my favorite prairie wildflower of the tallgrass prairie! It blooms near the end of May and early June an...

Catclaw Sensitive Briar is one of my favorite wildflowers in the Kansas prairie! This plant has briars on the stem and leaf that are sh...

Wildfires recently devastated the area around a town in Kansas called Medicine Lodge. My friend Sandra Levering lives there and is involved...

Take a look at this pictures...what is the first thing you notice? As a rancher, I notice the cow on the left has just moments ago had ...

Book Review: "It's All About That Beef!"  by Rianna and Sheridan Chaney   ⭐ ️ ⭐ ️ ⭐ ️ ⭐ ️ One of my favorite ways to ...