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Lessons learned at the end of a country road

By Julie Tomascik A walk. A ride. Or a drive. It doesn’t matter how. Just take a trip down a country road. One that is uneven, challenging and demanding. A bumpy road paved with lessons in life. And the twists and turns that come with it. Something that’s all too familiar for Texas farm and [...]

What’s the beef with beef?

By Jessica Domel Beef. It is STILL what's for dinner in my home. I’ve seen a plethora of news stories and online posts sensationalizing a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization, that claims processed meats like bacon could cause cancer. These reports go on to say [...]

October 27, 2015|Categories: Beef, Featured, Texas Agriculture|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Flavored Butters

By Kelly Bogard Butter. The perfect complement to many meals. Add flavor to veggies. Warm buttered rolls. Mmmm.... And it's handy as an oil for cooking. Most think butter is a stand alone. Right? But it doesn't have to be. There are tons of things you can add to butter to transform it from a [...]

Fall on the farm

By Julie Tomascik Crisp mornings. Changing colors. And a buzz of urgency and excitement hang in the air. It’s fall on the farm. When farmers and ranchers are hurrying to harvest crops. Or get the seeds of next year in the ground. It may seem early, but the first snow of the year is seen [...]

Celebrating sorghum

By Jessica Domel Whether you’re shipping a package to grandma, enjoying a gluten-free cereal or simply feeding the chickens, you’re using one of the world’s most versatile crops–sorghum. Sometimes called maize or milo, grain sorghum is planted across the globe because it adapts so easily to almost any environment. We use it for all kinds [...]