This holiday season, let a charcuterie board featuring beef take the “bored” out of that traditional, tired, and oh-so-predictable meat and cheese tray. Charcuterie (pronounced shar-coot-er-ee) is trending this year as the “it” appetizer for nearly every event including laid-back shindigs, sophisticated dinner parties and classic cocktail parties – especially those gatherings with carnivores on…

October 2019 Jake and Caitlin Richards Jake and Caitlin Richard are from Stamford, a small agricultural community in north-central Texas, about 40 miles up the road from Abilene. Here, the couple are raising an adorable young son, named Graham, all while tending to about 7,000 acres that includes a cow-calf operation with about 110 cows…

We’ve got six easy recipes to make Halloween dinner a meal your kids will look forward to instead of a barrier between them and candy! Halloween is a nostalgic holiday rich in wonderful childhood memories and traditions with the whole family. Pumpkin carving, hayrides, and trick-or-treating bring everyone together for a fun-filled night. Why not…

September 2019 Austin Brown III If I was writing “The Great Texas Novel” and needed a modern cowboy hero, I don’t think I could conjure up any better main character than the real-life Austin Brown III. Part hard-working steward of the land, part chivalrous gentleman, part savvy businessman and staunch advocate for the beef community,…

August 2019 Tana Autrey When you hear of a family business going back more than 140 years, intuition tells you it’s passed successfully through the generations with an abundance of hard work and heart. But, after “meeting” Tana Autrey, the 5th generation behind Campbell Ranch located mostly in San Saba County, you realize it’s not…