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Until one Monday, in mid-March, 1999, the last 600 head of cattle would sell through the ring.  The last gavel fell that day, ending an era that put Omaha on the map as a hub of agriculture in the United States of America.  

For more than a decade Chicago had been the center of meat production in the northern great plains.   In 1955, Omaha's livestock market became the largest in the world, moving 6.7 million head that year and that would not even be the PEAK of sales receipts.  A few years later at the end of World War 2, they would move 7.7 million head.  

A few years ago, my daughter did her history project on the Omaha Stockyards. So I give her credit for these facts Im going to share this week! 

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across...

This week I am off to Grand Island, NE to watch my girls compete in the Daddy of Them All and I am not talking about Cheyenne Frontier Days. That is the theme for the 25th Anniversary of the National Junior Hereford Expo and what a treat that we could host this historical event in my home state!  

Your Source For The Latest RODEO NEWS Following Heartland PRCA Athletes With Host Monte James. Fast paced, professionally produced, weekly radio show that follows Midwestern PRCA Rodeo Athletes throughout the year & all the way to the National Finals Rodeo!

So we will just keep pulling on our boots and saddling up to face life’s storms because as they say, “if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.” So here is to the making the best of the back half of the year. 

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across...

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across...

I love to use mulberries in place of blueberries in muffins and banana bread and even making mulberry sauce for ice cream or cheesecake. But this past weekend my creativity ran wild when I found a recipe that I modified into Mulberry Cheesecake Cookies.  

A town festival, mulberries, and birthday candles that sums up our weekend! Thanks for starting your week with me here on Ranch Raised. 

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across...

There’s so much more to country cooking. There is soul and heart that goes into it. And a whole lot of love, too.

Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce. That’s one out of every three bites of food you eat.

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across...

Ice cream, yogurt, cheese, milk, you name it, we are here to celebrate National Dairy Month, today on Fun, Fact Friday. 

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across...

I don’t regret one bit the time or the gas money I have spent shlepping kids back and forth to swimming lessons. You can’t put a price tag on this life skill and I just can’t say enough how much I encourage other parents to value youth swimming lessons too! 

As I left off yesterday, I can tell you from first hand experience how important swimming lessons are even for ranch kids who may never hit the pool other than that week of summer lessons.   

While there are a lot of life skills that I love teaching our kids, there are some areas I have to recognize that I am not a master of and defer to others for help. Learning to swim is a life skill that is not used a lot on the ranch, but I feel very passionately as a parent that my kids are equipped to handle themselves in the water. 

Please, do avoid distractions in your vehicle and be aware and alert of slow moving and turning farm equipment. Let’s all do our part to have a fun and safe summer on America’s roadways.  

Your Source For The Latest RODEO NEWS Following Heartland PRCA Athletes With Host Monte James. Fast paced, professionally produced, weekly radio show that follows Midwestern PRCA Rodeo Athletes throughout the year & all the way to the National Finals Rodeo!

It’s as American as apple pie in most communities! Summer brings the annual tradition of Vacation Bible School at churches and communities across the land.  

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across...