According to plan
Proper planning prevents poor performance. Yes, I know that is the abbreviated and rated version of that saying. It’s kind of wild how the best laid plans can go haywire in a matter of seconds....
Jade Meinzer, Columnist
Meinzer is a fourth-generation rancher raised on the southeastern plains of Colorado. He and his family live and ranch in Oshkosh, Neb.
Recent Articles
Puzzling matters
Do you all remember the little toy that we played with as kids that had the different shaped holes that you had to put the corresponding block into the proper hole? I’m pretty sure there...
American nightmare
I grew up on the eastern plains of Colorado. Home for me was a small farming and ranching community of tight-knit folks who worked hard and looked after one another. Sadly, like most rural communities...
Whoa mama!
May is the home of Mother’s Day. That one day out of the year where you should more than likely call your mama and make sure she knows you still exist and care about her....
Fill your cup
Burning the candle at both ends. That’s how some folks describe being busy. While there is nothing wrong with being productive and busy most of the time, what happens when that candle burns out? What...
Studs or duds
While this year’s calf crop is mostly on the ground, we ranchers are already preparing for next year’s crop. Ranchers play the long game. We make decisions a year in advance, most of the time...
Can’t you see?
There has recently been a change that has occurred in our house. Following an appointment to have his eyes evaluated, my son is now the proud owner of a pair of glasses. We all wondered...
Board of Education
Grafting calves is something that draws different opinions from every rancher I know. Some say it’s not worth the time, others believe that every cow needs to have a calf. Me, I’m somewhere in the...
When the smoke clears
We’re almost two weeks out from when the worst fire in our state’s history burned through this country. When the smoke cleared, when the ashes quit smoldering, that’s when the true character of people came...
Heart of the Hills
March 12, 2026, is a day that will not soon be forgotten by those of us that call the sandhills of western Nebraska home. For me it started like all my days this time of...