Brandi Buzzard

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    Flexibility on the Farm and Ranch

    By Brandi Buzzard on April 20, 2022

    The cost of doing business is getting expensive these days, isn’t it? Not unlike every other small business in the United States, we are feeling the squeeze from the vice grip of supply chain kinks...

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    Buying Local at the Grocery Store

    By Brandi Buzzard on March 21, 2022

    Inflation has hit the U.S. hard over the last several months, and its effects are far-reaching – even grocery stores have felt the strain. Consequently, it’s hard to scroll through social media...

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    The Many Ways Ranchers Manage Cattle Breeding

    By Brandi Buzzard on February 18, 2022

    The process of a calf being born seems relatively straightforward, right? Bull meets cow in the pasture, they go on a date to the feed bunk and bada-boom! About nine months later, a cute fluffy calf...

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    Dear Grocery Shoppers

    By Brandi Buzzard on January 19, 2022

    By the time you read this, the snow will have melted, but in its place, mud will be abundant on the ranch. For farmers and ranchers like us, a lot of work and worry happens before, during and after...

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    You Gotta Risk it to Get the Brisket

    By Brandi Buzzard on December 21, 2021

    When I was in middle school and was first introduced to basic economics, I remember thinking supply and demand was relatively straightforward. When there is a scarcity of product, the price goes up...

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    Kink in the Supply Chain

    By Brandi Buzzard on November 17, 2021

    Empty shelves at your local grocery store. Delayed shipping times for online orders. Projections of increased prices coming down the pipe. Sound familiar? This has been the “norm” since early 2020...

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  • What's All The Fuss About Gas?

    By Brandi Buzzard on October 26, 2021

    There’s a worldwide movement to decrease our environmental impact and preserve our planet by limiting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions we release into the atmosphere. Researchers, thought...

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  • 3 Reasons for a Fall-Calving Cow Herd

    By Brandi Buzzard on September 17, 2021

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year on our ranch – calving season! Our cows started calving in early August, and they haven’t stopped as we’ve rolled into cooler days. For the next 6-8 weeks,...

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  • New Beginnings On the Ranch

    By Brandi Buzzard on August 19, 2021

    We are launching right into our fall calving season as August winds down. I’m thrilled for two reasons: cooler weather and little baby calves running around our pastures. Extensive planning goes into...

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  • Farming and Ranching in the Summer

    By Brandi Buzzard on July 21, 2021

    Summer is the season of having fun – barbecues, pool parties, sleepovers, fishing, boating, etc. Just writing that list made me want to jump up and run outside with my daughter to get moving on our...

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