Rambo
Well-known member
I'm a long time lurker that decided to jump in the pool. I've enjoyed reading your posts and discussions for at least five years. I used to throw out some opinions berfore registration was mandatory.
A few things about me.
I've been lucky enough to be married to my best friend for over 25 years.
While we don't live in Kansas we have two kids that attend K-State.
My roomate and I both graduated from NDSU. We raise sheep but both work off the farm due to a lack of land and guts to aquire enough.
We've sold seed stock sheep from Edmonton to Mexico City and from California to Maine.
I haven't been on a horse or hunted in decades. I think they are both great activities but don't like to do either.
I like to argue with smart people.
I like to eat prime steaks. I've had the rest and that's what I like. You can't convince me grass fed is better. No how no way.
A few things I think.
Every kid should go to college far enough from home so the parents can't read about their activities in the local paper.
FFA & 4-H are two of the best activities I know of for kids to be involved in.
Just because you have a college education doesn't mean you are smart. Some of the dumbest people I know are PHd's, so are some of the smartest.
The size of your operation has no impact on my opinion of your opinion.
AZcowpuncher told you a story I read in a Louis L'Amore book a year ago and some of you got real wrapped up in it. No I'm not AZcowpuncher.
The biggest problem meat animal producers will have in the future is the environmental\animal rights religion. If they get their way people will have to eat their young because that is all there will be to eat.
People generally do what they think is the right thing. i might disagree with Hillary and company but I do think she does what she thinks is right.
People run their operations the way they do because that is what makes them money. It might not make you or me money to do it that way but if they are happy that's what counts.
My grandfather told me one time the difference between a rancher and farmer is in dry years ranchers cut the crops for hay and farmers sell the livestock so they can sell the grain. Hats, boots or horses have nothing to do with it. I believe him.
I guess I'm a rancher.
A few things about me.
I've been lucky enough to be married to my best friend for over 25 years.
While we don't live in Kansas we have two kids that attend K-State.
My roomate and I both graduated from NDSU. We raise sheep but both work off the farm due to a lack of land and guts to aquire enough.
We've sold seed stock sheep from Edmonton to Mexico City and from California to Maine.
I haven't been on a horse or hunted in decades. I think they are both great activities but don't like to do either.
I like to argue with smart people.
I like to eat prime steaks. I've had the rest and that's what I like. You can't convince me grass fed is better. No how no way.
A few things I think.
Every kid should go to college far enough from home so the parents can't read about their activities in the local paper.
FFA & 4-H are two of the best activities I know of for kids to be involved in.
Just because you have a college education doesn't mean you are smart. Some of the dumbest people I know are PHd's, so are some of the smartest.
The size of your operation has no impact on my opinion of your opinion.
AZcowpuncher told you a story I read in a Louis L'Amore book a year ago and some of you got real wrapped up in it. No I'm not AZcowpuncher.
The biggest problem meat animal producers will have in the future is the environmental\animal rights religion. If they get their way people will have to eat their young because that is all there will be to eat.
People generally do what they think is the right thing. i might disagree with Hillary and company but I do think she does what she thinks is right.
People run their operations the way they do because that is what makes them money. It might not make you or me money to do it that way but if they are happy that's what counts.
My grandfather told me one time the difference between a rancher and farmer is in dry years ranchers cut the crops for hay and farmers sell the livestock so they can sell the grain. Hats, boots or horses have nothing to do with it. I believe him.
I guess I'm a rancher.
