By Julie Vrazel Farming and ranching is no easy task, just ask any of us. But it's especially tough for the younger generation who is trying to make a living off the land. My fiancé and I are getting ready to take the plunge--our first land purchase, that is--to plant our roots in Texas agriculture. [...]
By Julie Vrazel These days anyone with an opinion is considered an expert, especially when it comes to food discussions on the Internet. But I think the real food experts are the farmers and ranchers who grow our food and fiber. And genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are no exception to their expertise. General Mills recently [...]
By Julie Vrazel At the beginning of this year, Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” speech touched Americans during the anticipated Super Bowl commercials and declared 2013 as the year of the farmer, something I think has been a long time coming. With this commercial, agriculture moved into the spotlight and it helped spark [...]
By Julie Vrazel Things go wrong. Equipment breaks down. It rains when you don’t want it to, and doesn’t rain when you need it to. Cows are calving, and crops need to be harvested. There is always a task that needs to be completed on the farm, especially when I have somewhere to be. Yet, [...]
By Julie Vrazel Every year on Thanksgiving—rain or shine, cold or warm—we feed our cattle before we can dig into our feast. It doesn't matter that it’s a holiday, our cattle come first. Growing up as part of a farming family meant I didn't have the same routine as my friends from town. And I’m [...]
