by RanchFoodsDirect | Nov 22, 2016 | Newsletter
Farm Show Magazine, November 22, 2016 When Kansas cattleman and feedlot owner Mike Callicrate couldn’t find a suitable buyer for his cattle due to a meat packer dispute, he found ways to sell them direct to the consumer. Now he does it all, from cow/calf herd to...
by RanchFoodsDirect | May 4, 2016 | Newsletter
An apple orchard, more cover cropping and some new enhancements to the mobile chicken trailers are some of the new developments likely to result from the intensive design course led by Australian Darren Doherty in late March. “We discovered we have a hard pan in...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Apr 8, 2016 | Newsletter
During the course, participants had the chance to attend an evening screening of the documentary film Polyfaces, which was produced by Doherty’s wife, Lisa Jane Heenan. It was shown at the local Cheyenne Theater in downtown St. Francis, Kan., and presented free...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Apr 8, 2016 | Newsletter
For ten transformative days, inquisitive minds roamed the range alongside the livestock at Callicrate Cattle Company, learning to intuit the land In late March, a fascinating group of forward-thinkers, innovators and change-makers converged at Callicrate Cattle...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 19, 2016 | Newsletter
Rancher Mike Callicrate spent the winter grazing them on a mix of cover crops that included turnips, radishes, grasses and legumes like cowpeas. Plants like these feed the soil while also feeding the cows. The legumes fix nitrogen; the radishes and turnips tunnel into...