To be honest, our kids sacrifice a lot. Our kids’ lives do not look mainstream or much like that of their friends and peers. This reality seems to be magnified on their birthdays.

Let us all come out on the other side of this treasured holiday with a vow to be the best we can be for our country, our communities, and our family. Some gave their lives being the ultimate American, I know I can do my part to give a little bit more.

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Now, pop on over to the Your Ag Network and check out the Ranch Raised Recipe book! I have some great ideas on how to put beef on your dinner table including a Smoked Beef Roast that would make an awesome weekend meal served along side some grilled veggies!

Let’s take this month to give our skin our a good look over and note anything strange or funny going on, and even better yet, schedule a skin check with your own doctor or dermatologist.

I swear whomever designated May as Mental Health Awareness month must have been a rancher! So keep going forward friends, one day at time. We are all in this together.

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across the nation.

The Hot Barn Report is a fast paced and entertaining daily program covering the latest news and trends in the cattle industry, hosted by Monte James, a veteran rodeo announcer, radio host and industry expert! The Hot Barn Report features interviews with industry leaders, market analysts, producers and ranchers and features True Price Discovery from salebarns in Great Northern Beef Belt and across the nation.

I’ve always said that most of our days around here resemble a modern version of the John Wayne movie, “The Cowboys.”  

We wholeheartedly believe that kids are very capable of doing some big things, if given the chance!

Living out in the country and on a ranch means that many kids, like mine, spend a lot of time on a school bus!  Today on Ranch Raised I want to celebrate these special people in our kids’ lives.