To the unsuspecting, non-cattle owners, I’m sure it was easy to cheer along and maybe do a fist pump and say, “You go beef.” For myself, I think, “well that is weird, if exports are up and American beef is in such high demand, why is our fat cattle market so stagnant?”

Since we just celebrated St Patty’s Day, I thought I would highlight an Irish holiday favorite, CABBAGE!

We may not get to go out on the town and do fancy things for holidays, especially when they fall right during calving season, but it doesn’t mean that we can’t have a little fun here on the ranch! I am sure today will be record consumption day for cornbeef and cabbage, but I have another festive and fizzy recipe to share to chase down that favorite Irish meal!

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I could go on and on about the gory aftermath of the Bomb Cyclone and the destruction, death, and weakness that it left. I can paint pictures with my words but unless you have lived it, you can only know what was felt.

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As we walk this life in agriculture, the story holds true, “no 2 years are ever the same.” Right now, most of the western USA is gripped in a drought, but 3 years ago, on this very week, much of the Midwest was drowning, literally.

Host Monte James interviews VP Frank Tomac of Independent Beef Association of North Dakota on today's Hot Barn Report.

As we walk this life in agriculture, the story holds true, “no 2 years are ever the same.” Right now, most of the western USA is gripped in a drought, but 3 years ago, on this very week, much of the Midwest was drowning, literally.

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