Michaela's Blog - Ranch Dirt and All
Thawing Beef - Our Best Tips and Tricks
While we try to be prepared when it comes to cooking beef - sometimes we just need to thaw a steak fast. When it comes to thawing beef, the best...
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How To Save Money With Beef
How to save money with beef:Tip 1:When cooking a roast, cook it simple the first time. When you start with a great roast (see Tip 2), cooking a roast in...
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Our Favorite Summertime Recipes
What are some of our go to summer recipes? We have rounded up our tried and true, always reliable recipes. These recipes are sure to be a hit at your...
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Why do we brand?
"Trust your neighbor but brand your cattle" On the Red Angus bulls shoulder, you can see the freeze brand. First let me say this, everything ranchers...
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Someone's Pregnant!
Someone's pregnant and it ain't me, hallelujah! August has been a whirlwind around here! With "summer" coming to an end, we have been busy around the ranch. We pregnancy checked...
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I like my meat to be made in a pasture, not a petri dish.
I like my meat to be made in a pasture, not a petri dish.I don't care if you're vegetarian, vegan, or carnivore. We are fortunate to live in a country...
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I'm not going to hide it
I'm not going to hide it. The cattle that become your steak are fed a corn based diet the last couple months of their life in a pen. Many farm...
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Why are antibiotics needed?
This is why antibiotics are needed. This cow received an injury to her eye, likely from the grazing and getting poked in the eye by a grass seed (as you...
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Weight Lifting and Farmers Market - Summer is off to a great start!
Steaks and Weights? Yes they do pair well together! We had the pleasure of attending the Ed Coan Classic, a weight lifting competition, at Omaha Barbell in the beginning of...
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Here's the Dirt
March and April were a whirlwind. Our Annual Bull Sale was the first week of April and we had a great sale. March was a hard month for me. The...
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How do you ship your beef?
Will my beef arrive frozen? How is it packed? Can I place it back in the freezer? We frequently get asked how we ship our beef. Today I will share...
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Violent and Graphic Content ahead....
I was flagged for sharing "Violent and Graphic Content" on one of the social media platforms I use to share our story. The video was of Dan working cattle, administering...
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