Years ago, we participated in a program that brought kids from all the schools in the area to a farm and taught them about agriculture. We don’t live there anymore to continue to participate, but we enjoyed sharing what we do with hundreds of kids.

Way back when I was in grade school, one of the biggest events of the year was the science fair for the fifth- and sixth-graders.

“Hey buddy, maybe you’ll rope better after your horse foals. Ha ha!”

Although raising cattle may be the focal point of every ranching operation, for most ranchers, there comes a time when it is necessary to put away the saddle and get out the swather and baler. 

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the ag industry – disrupting supply chains, closing down critical processing plants and causing ag commodity prices to take a nosedive.