June 18, 2013
11:20 p.m.
My husband, Derek, has spent years perfecting the way he raises and feeds cattle. He is the third generation of his family to raise livestock and has grown the family’s cattle operation to include a registered Angus cow herd, a yearling feeding program an...
June 14, 2013
12:01 a.m.
Derek shows Rep. Kevin Yoder a head of wheat from one of our fields outside McPherson. The Congressman visited our farm last weekend.
Derek and I were honored to welcome Rep. Kevin Yoder, a Republican representing the state’s 3rd Congressiona...
May 28, 2013
11:27 a.m.
A baby calf relaxes in the grass as a mother and her calf enjoy the sunny spring afternoon.
The Sawyer Farm has considerably fewer mouths to feed this Memorial Day weekend as a majority of our cattle have been moved to pasture ground in the state...
May 20, 2013
5:24 p.m.
We as farmers and ranchers are under constant attack by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The organization – which many people wrongfully believe is associated with their local animal shelters – spends millions of dollars annuall...
May 8, 2013
11:29 p.m.
This time last year, we were two weeks from wheat harvest. A dry winter and spring had allowed Central Kansas farmers to get corn in the ground, land worked for planting soybeans and has pushed the wheat into early harvest.
But this year has proven exact...
April 20, 2013
11:26 p.m.
Last week, Friday, April 12, to be exact, our lives changed forever! Derek and I welcomed our son, Evan John Sawyer, to the world. He arrived almost three weeks ahead of schedule – taking us all by surprise – but immediately making an impact o...
April 3, 2013
11:30 p.m.
It seems Ryan Gosling has a soft-spot for cattle. Unfortunately he’s opting to donate his celebrity status to a group that does not have the best interest of livestock in mind.
The AP reported Wednesday that Gosling has decided to take on the pligh...
March 30, 2013
5:30 p.m.
Now that I work in Wichita, I don’t have the time or ability to enjoy morning runs on our dusty dirt roads. So I take advantage of the opportunities I do have to get out and about and enjoy the sights of our farm.
During my Saturday morning walk wi...
March 24, 2013
11:30 a.m.
Our heifers always like to check out the new comers to the pasture. It’s their territory and we were trespassing!
As snow fell again last weekend, the Sawyer Land & Cattle family looked longingly to the end of March and the start of April, with...
March 9, 2013
5:10 p.m.
It seems the Chicago Tribune is more in-touch with the American farmer than I would have guessed. A recent editorial published by the Windy City paper skewers the farm lobby for not accurately representing the interests of the American farmer, almost as i...
