The age-old debate: is a potato a vegetable? Short answer: yes. But if you ask the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, maybe not. Plus we shipped our stocker cattle off the ranch so that requires gathering, sorting and the ever-dreaded (by me) counting.

Come along as we pull two calves from heifers who are having quite a bit of trouble calving. Plus, Hurricanes Milton and Helene are over but the relief efforts will be ongoing for months - let's talk about how you can help.

A new survey from Purdue highlights the awareness and value of regenerative ag with grocery shoppers - let's talk about it. Plus we are officially in the best season of the year on the ranch - calving season!

This is our second year with this variety of forage sorghum and last year we loved its drought tolerance. Drought hasn't been the case this year - which led to some replanting decisions. PLUS I do some more farm showing!

I'm all riled up because of a Chipotle-turned-Starbucks executive that ascribes to the "rules for thee but not for me" mindset. Plus, we implement on-the-ranch strategies to manage pinkeye and prevent cattle theft!

Last year, I didn't share my song parody while we were spraying but this year, I reveal my lyrical genius while we use foam markers to help us efficiently spray weeds in pastures. I also got to visit my first farm show - the AgPhD Field Day and wow, was it amazing!

We finally took the stockers to grass in late spring and turned them out on acres and acres of green grass - I implored them to "make good choices" as well. But more importantly, Jeff Bezos is wasting his money again and I'm just tired of the "magical cure-all" mindset around faux meat. Tune in f...

Prop 12 in California has been causing headaches and issues for pork producers and ag producers nationwide. But is a federal fix on the horizon? Watch to find out what's happening on the policy front in between scenes of us branding (sort of), implanting and vaccinating our grass cattle.

We mowed and chopped our wheat and rye cover crops to store for silage. Is wheatlage a word? That seems so odd. Plus an update (just a few days after the initial report) about avian influenza found in ground beef samples.

Avian influenza has been in the news in the U.S. since March and has been detected in some dairy cattle herds. How is it affecting our nation's public health and food supply? Don't be alarmed - watch and find out! Plus, we still had sorghum silage from August 2024 and the cows need fed!

The time has come to see if our AI work and the bulls did their jobs - preg check day! Plus we wean the fall calves and we discuss a new act that aims to incentivize producers for adopting voluntary emissions management processes.

Are you a fan of transparency? You'll love this episode. Are you an advocate for mandatory Country of Origin Labeling? You might like this episode, but I'm not sure. Guess you'll just have to watch to find out where you stand!

Beyond Meat is having an identity crisis amid some financial woes and we process the our grass cattle in advance of a nasty winter storm.

The majority of our stockers arrived on a balmy January morning (midnight to be exact) and were hesitant to get off the truck and into the mud. Plus, new labeling legislation is aimed at faux meat and the counter argument is a doozy.

As a fall calving herd, we AI breed our cows and place embryos in late November. See a snippet of this process and also learn more about what shoppers consider "important" when it comes to purchasing beef.

A new study from the University of Georgia showed that farmers and ranchers are stressed but that one particular demographic is stressed to the max. On the ranch, we clip and prep bulls for their sale images and get a short tour of our new barn!

The Imiflex forage sorghum from Advanta Seeds is ready to be chopped and we got some great footage with a drone. Also, are you a gatekeeper to agriculture or a gate-getter?

After several months, the stockers are leaving our ranch! Watch as we gather and sort them for the last time and we load them out for their new homes. I also reflect on the U.S. food supply and why we should be grateful for our choices.

What would a day on the ranch be without something breaking down or causing a headache? And what would plant-based food companies be without a little bit of drama?! Find out the latest squall between faux meat production, labeling regulations and consumers in this week's commentary.

Weed control is a constant battle so this year, we've employed a new method to fight back against sericea lespedeza - burning in the fall! Watch us experiment with lighting green grass and noxious sericea ablaze! Also, my 5'4" frame climbs back onto a soapbox to address divisiveness in food marke...

Join me in the tractor as I navigate spraying pasture solo and we discuss a new proposed legislation to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the next Farm Bill.

Summertime is prime time for flies so we are fly tagging our yearlings and talking about the shameful problem of food waste in the United States.

An inquiry into the way food is labeled is underway at USDA/FSIS - let's talk about labeling! Also, we get our new herbicide-resistant and drought tolerant forage sorghum in the ground. Will it rain in a timely fashion for crop?

The Supreme Court recently upheld Prop12 in California which has significant implications for pork, poultry and veal farmers nationwide and, potentially, farmers of other food crops in the future. We got a new sprayer and annihilate some weeds as Brandi geeks out about farming practices.