Calli and Tate Williams' love story began when they met at the South Dakota State Fair. Tate asked Calli to show his heifer. Having grown up on a farm with a small herd of cattle and a love for 4-H, she did it. 

And that's all it took to begin their lives together building a family and pouring their hearts and hard work into TW Angus, their purebred Angus seedstock operation and direct to consumer beef business near Letcher, South Dakota. 

In addition to talking about her days on the ranch with their boys, Jack and Tommy, we discuss Angus marketing, selling bulls and genetics, their Angus seedstock operation, why they started their retail beef business and how you can buy it, challenges of being first-generation ranchers, agriculture organizations she and Tate support, children's books, coffee and restaurant recommendations in Mitchell and Sioux Falls, and what she loves about the Midwest.

We talk about food, like tacos and day-two (leftover) shredded beef chuck roast burritos. Calli reminisces about her grandma's graham coffee cake recipe that will now replace the one that I've used for years.

Where to Find Calli, Tate and TW Angus

TWAngus.com

[email protected]

605.695.1990

Instagram: @calli_williams

Facebook: TW Angus

Recipes and links from this episode: randomsweets.com

The Source Coffee Roastery + Taproom 421 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD

The Back 40 511 N. Main, Mitchell, SD, 

Mitchell Depot Pub & Grill 210 South Main Street, Mitchell, SD

Hot Shots Espresso 322 E Havens Ave, Mitchell, SD

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle. It's a full series of books—Little Blue Truck Goes to School, Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend, etc. 

A is for Angus. Written and Illustrated by C.J. Brown.

Contact Staci Mergenthal at [email protected].

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