By Kelly Bogard Happy New Year everyone! I hope that the first few days of 2014 have been good for you. Things are finally starting to slow down around my house, and we are settling in for winter. The nip in the air is becoming more frequent, and even though most Texans prefer warmer weather, [...]
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 [...]
By Julie Vrazel Taking a drive through the Hill Country and West Central Texas offers more than beautiful landscapes. It shows a glimpse into the area's unique commodity–mohair. This luxurious, strong fiber comes from Angora goats and makes up a significant portion of the agricultural economy in the Edward’s Plateau and the Hill Country. With [...]
