Beef. It's what's for dinner.

Last night I had the privilege of escorting my parents to an ABS meeting. For those of you who don't know, ABS stands for American Breeding Service. This is the company from which we buy the bull semen to A.I. our heifers. It gives us more predictable results and causes less stress on the young cattle. You can choose the specific traits that are good for heifers having a first calf. We look to use bulls that will provide us with a good ease of calving rate. This means the heifers will calve easier than if we bred them with an unproven bull in the pasture.

The meeting was well attended and quite crowded. Like any meeting involving ranchers, you better serve beef for the meal. So we were treated to a nice chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes. Notice the lack of vegetables on the plates ;-) We did have salad before though.

Since the room was so crowded, I was at least pleased that I got to sit across from one of my students. She provided me with a lot of entertainment...especially while trying to get the steak sauce out of the bottle. Notice the pile of it on her plate. But, to her credit, she ate every last bit of it!