Mark Sustaire – Winnsboro, Texas “Ranchers and farmers can’t predict how the day is going to play out, but you just roll with it,” says Mark Sustaire of Sustaire Dairy in Winnsboro, Texas. From dealing with unexpected weather and broken equipment to helping a neighbor farm in a crisis or pulling over on a country…

  Zachary Yanta – Runge, Texas Meet this month’s featured Texas beef producer, Zachary Yanta, from Runge. This small town about half-way between San Antonio and the Texas Gulf Coast is home base for the approximate 11,000-acre ranch and farm that sprawls across eight Texas counties. Here, Yanta runs about 1000 head of cattle and…

Dr. Jason Cleere – Madisonville, Texas This month’s featured beef producer is Dr. Jason Cleere, an associate professor and Texas AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, stationed at Texas A&M University in College Station. He develops and implements Extension educational programs to increase production efficiency and profitability of Texas beef cattle producers and has a Ph.D….

Summer is winding down and schedules are picking up. How are you going to fuel your student, athlete and family? When it comes to choosing an eating style that works for you, and the whole family, there are many choices. Most healthy diets have a lot in common: they incorporate a variety of nutrient-rich foods,…

Wait for it, wait for it. Did you feel it, that cooler breeze that (periodically) shows up in October? While it may not be time to break out the long johns and woolen scarves quite yet here in Texas, it certainly is the season to begin making nourishing soups, stews and other homey recipes in…