America's Hot Barn Report hosted by NAFB Award Winning Monte James brings the latest in cattle market news, interviews with industry leaders and price discovery from prolific sale barns across the USA!

Yesterday I was a bit sulky and pouty that my garden hasn’t been maturing and I am not in food “preservation season,” like I usually am this time of year. Last night I stepped out my back door to head to the garden to see if any tomatoes had started showing any signs of turning green to pink and there it was. It hit me.

I guess since my tomatoes are not turning, I can’t really say I am in “tomato season.” It’s about to be peach season in my kitchen, as I soon have 4 lugs coming. But for today, it just doesn’t seem right to sit her idle and not be laser focused on a “season” of life! So I guess, I am in the middle of fly season.

America's Hot Barn Report hosted by NAFB Award Winning Monte James brings the latest in cattle market news, interviews with industry leaders and price discovery from prolific sale barns across the USA!

Now that we are full on into back to school mode, I thought it was time to talk about a subject that was near and dear to my heart because my dearest babies are involved. It is time to slow down and observe that this time of year means you are now sharing the road with school buses and that is a heavy responsibility that requires your full attention!

Where’s the beef? Welcome to this special edition of Hot Barn Report!

Fresh, sliced, pickled, spears, let’s take a look at cucumbers today on Fun, Fact Friday, right here on Ranch Raised.

Cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, corn, oh my. Let’s do a little garden check in, right here on Ranch Raised today.

Host Monte James interviews Sarah Metzler Director of Organizational Communications for the Cattlemen's Beef Board today's Hot Barn Report.

I will be going to the farm in Illinois this Friday and will update you on what I see back there next week. Today I plan to touch on a number of subjects that are in the headlines every day.