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Our three great grandkids came to trick or treat at our house. So cute! The oldest is 3, the second is 2, and the baby will be a year old on Thursday and they live next door to us here on the ranch!!

We just saw "I Can Only Imagine" and this is the best movie ever!!!

This is my kinda girl. Click on the link at the bottom to see her picture and be sure to take the time to read the comments. Hard to believe some of these folks live amongst us..... 15 year old Bismarck girl shoots mountain lion By BRIAN GEHRING Bismarck Tribune December 27, 2010 Saje...

I haven't posted in a long time, but I want to update you on a South Dakota Brand Board issue that is extremely troubling to those of us who ranch in the brand inspection area in western South Dakota. Here is the story from the Rapid City Journal: Fired investigator sues state Brand Board By...

Just got this today. If you haven't called your Senators yet, now is the time! Expansion of government control Time for action on Food Safety Act! By Online Sunday, April 11, 2010 The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a sweeping overhaul of the food safety laws, very soon – possibly as...

NAIS may be dead, but the problems linger. Read this and contact your senators about S. 510. Check the link at the bottom to read the whole story. FOOD SAFETY BILL UPDATE In the last issue of Wise Traditions, I discussed S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. As of mid-March, little has...

Just got this from the state vet: USDA ANNOUNCES NEW FRAMEWORK FOR ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2010—Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced today that USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake...

I just found this online this morning. Let's hope this story is true.... National Animal Identification System scrapped February 5, 2010 @ Michael Hampton The U.S. Department of Agriculture will announce Friday that it is dropping a controversial plan to track livestock. The National Animal...

You'll love this. Happy New Year!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26hjrwN_bg4

It's getting worse here too. The guys got the calves fed and then needed the tractor to haul the grandkids home because we have zero visability and the thermometer is dropping like a rock. Both the wood stove upstairs and the corn stove in the basement are working overtime. The wind is blowing...

Justin - we still have power but sounds like most of the country around Indian Creek was without electricity all morning. We've been left in the dark so often here that I don't have any faith in the electricity staying on, but we'll enjoy it while it stays on. Right now we're watching college...

BRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! And Merry Christmas to you all. Got a big kettle of beef stew on the stove, lots of wood ready for the woodstove, the kerosene lamps are ready and the water bucket is filled in case the power goes off again. The grandkids from across the creek will be coming to spend the day...

We're blizzarded in today. The wind is howling, snow is piling up in huge drifts, and the mercury is hovering around zero. Most of our six kids and their families and most of the neighbors won't be able to get here for our usual Christmas Day celebration, but our oldest son and his family who...

I guess these nuts would rather have the horses starve to death? Judge allows wild horse roundup in Nevada By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it is going forward with a contentious plan to round up about 2,500 wild horses in Nevada. A spokeswoman for...

Ding Dong NAIS IS (not) Dead! How "Market Forces" Will Bring Local Producers Into Full Compliance I've been reading reports that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is in trouble. Its funding from Congress has been cut. The listening sessions around the country sponsored by the...

Cal Thomas nailed it: The flathead society By Cal Thomas December 10, 2009 "A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise." (Proverbs 15:12) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has taken the route of many who would rather call names than have a serious debate about climate...

This would be laughable if we didn't know that these are the people that our present administration listens to.... Wildlife Services should be renamed “Wildlife Execution Squad" December 11, 2009 Seattle Environmental Policy Examiner Jean Williams Congress passed the Animal Damage Control Act...

I wish I could feel confident that the government is listening to the resounding message of NO mandatory NAIS from livestock organizations and producers across the nation. Animal ID system approaches crossroads Protests heard at listening sessions; funding slashed By Tim Hearden Capital Press...

The EPA’s Carbon Bomb Fizzles The administration has given a skittish Congress another reason not to pass cap and trade. In the high-stakes game of chicken the Obama White House has been playing with Congress over who will regulate the earth's climate, the president's team just motored into a...

You've heard what Al Gore and the other global warming alarmists have to say about the email from CRU. Now you can check those emails at this link: http://www.eastangliaemails.com/index.php East Anglia Confirmed Emails from the Climate Research Unit Searchable website On 20 November 2009...