The boss was gone this week and too busy to write his column. Lucky for me he left his computer out and I decided to tell the world just what it is like to be his dog.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"If he had “constructive criticism,” he also had to acknowledge the good work, too. That’s a struggle for most ranchers, it seems."
- Paula Peterson
Right this very minute down on the farm, we are making cow chow!
- Glenn Brunkow
“If I can remember how to type, I don’t have to worry about memory loss.”
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The older generation not only refused to have those discussions but also provided no thoughts on what the future could potentially look like. How discouraging."
- Glenn Brunkow
"That last week before school started seemed like it only lasted a couple of days."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Law No. 1: Livestock know when you are in a hurry. They also know when you are wearing good clothes."
- Dixi Wellman
"We were more than excited to lend them our smiles, big welcomes, give directions, answer questions and play tour guide to all that Lincoln and surrounding areas had to offer."
- Kristen Sindelar
"I don’t know what I was thinking in May when I planted the entire package of green beans."
- Glenn Brunkow
"Every year I feel like a really mean person as I take the halter from children who are sobbing uncontrollably as they part ways with their lamb or goat."
- Jaclyn Wilson
We did something a little bit different this weekend at the ranch. A neighbor offered a ranch emergency training seminar, and after seeing it posted about a month ago, I had signed all of us up to go.
- Katie Kaliff-Jagels
"Watching the kids play in the yard and chase the ducks, and witnessing how excited they were to see the cows reminds me how fortunate we are to be able to share this with them."
- Glenn Brunkow
"Our form of government is built upon the idea of each of us participating."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The farm bill write up is going on right now, and somehow mandatory country of origin labeling or MCOOL has reared its ugly head again." Jaclyn Wilson breaks down the points against mandatory labeling, but you should do your own reserach, too.
- Paula Peterson
Right this very minute, we are in recovery mode. It is 100 % self inflicted.
- Glenn Brunkow
"I have always liked fruit and vegetables; my problem is I like less healthy foods just as much."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Seeing things and asking questions gives a different insight, sometimes positive and sometime negative. But the educational process is more than worth it."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"I about died this last week. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I called the Boss Man and informed him that if I die, this is why …"
- Glenn Brunkow
"My new cattle dog did not seem to be too bothered about the sound of fireworks, but on the Fourth the booms reached a whole new level."
- By Thomas Hoegemeyer, Nebraska Soil Health Coalition
Think you don't need healthy soil because you've got a pivot? Think again.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The broken record syndrome will be in effect as I’ll say once again, I fully believe in the policy grassroots process."
- Glenn Brunkow
I have said many times that there is a good reason that in the Bible, we humans are compared to sheep.
- Jaclyn Wilson
It’s a beautiful day in Denver, Colorado—or at least it looks like that out the windows. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Midyear is going on this week. I’m here for two full days of meetings and policy discussions. The broken record syndrome will be in effect as I’ll say once …
- Dixi Wellman
"Sadly, most of my lapses in judgment didn’t even occur in my rookie year."
- Katie Kaliff-Jagels
"I make a big deal out of birthdays in our house because there’s nothing better than a day dedicated to recognizing the person we’ve become."