AMY KIRK
AMY'S RANCH SLANTS 12 Totally Useless Facts You May or May Not Want to Know About Me
My dad wanted to name me Buck if I wouldve been a boy. When I waited tables in high school I beat the fry cook in an arm wrestling match. My biggest vice is that I like salt way too much. I st...
Posted on 1/12/12 at 8:00 PM
AMY KIRK: Checking Out the Ladies
There’s no other animal that gets looked at more than cows. Ranchers spend a lot of time analyzing the looks of their cows.
By Amy Kirk , February 03, 2013
AMY KIRK: Stages of an agventure for a woman on a ranch
Many of the ranch predicaments I encounter are the kind I do not have the mental capacity to solve. This is due to the biological fact that I was born with a woman’s mind.
By Amy Kirk , January 27, 2013
AMY KIRK: One key that doesn’t cut it
You already know I’m kinda weird so it probably doesn’t come as a surprise to you that there’s something I find gratifying about making a clean cut through twine.
By Amy Kirk , January 21, 2013
AMY KIRK: Bright spots on the ranch
There is nothing more mini-celebration worthy than remembering the frozen cowpie along my path from the car to the house and not tripping on it.
By Amy Kirk , January 13, 2013
AMY KIRK: Recognizing contributors of generosity
Before we get any further into the new year, I think it’s a good idea to remind everyone that now is an ideal time to acknowledge those who have helped us in the past to get where we are today: just your average rural American grinding his or her butt off in hopes of succeeding at our work.
By Amy Kirk , January 07, 2013
AMY KIRK: Wishing you a happy list of little stuff for the new year
May your pants still fit after the holidays. -May your bathroom time not be disturbed. -May you get your good 9 by 13-inch cake pan back.
By Amy Kirk , December 31, 2012
AMY KIRK: Understanding the way a woman thinks
Women have a reputation for forgetting where they left their purse or where they set down their car keys or cell phone. And according to men, women also have a reputation for bringing up stuff from the past.
By Amy Kirk , December 24, 2012
AMY KIRK: Questions are the answers to gender gap
Days or sometimes weeks prior to an all-family ranch chore like moving cows, my husband starts letting the kids and me in on the plan but only a little at a time.
By Amy Kirk , December 17, 2012
AMY KIRK: Christmas colors missing on Black Friday’s specials
I know just where some red and green post-Thanksgiving specials could be found: implement dealerships that sell John Deere, Case IH and New Holland equipment.
By Amy Kirk , December 10, 2012
AMY KIRK: The challenge of looking like I have it all together
During the winter months getting to appointments, church, meetings or school sports activities in the morning and looking presentable are two hardships I struggle to overcome.
By Amy Kirk , December 03, 2012
AMY KIRK: Stress-free environments
I’ve read various articles suggesting ideas for reducing stress and shrinkage in calves. What I want to know is how to eliminate stress in producers.
By Amy Kirk , November 26, 2012
AMY KIRK: Be careful around this bunch: Famous Kirk family deals
The Kirks have a family tradition of masterminding unusual deals.
By Amy Kirk , November 19, 2012
AMY KIRK: Telling it is better than yelling it
I’ve learned from past experience that it’s better to be told what to do than to be told to “GET OUT OF THE WAY!”
By Amy Kirk , November 12, 2012
AMY KIRK: You go, ‘gaters’
One of the main reasons ranchers get married is so they have a lifelong companion who will always be around to open gates.
By Amy Kirk , November 05, 2012
AMY KIRK: Some good-looking figures
Our family recently worked our cattle, which involves pregnancy checking all of the cows and implementing our fall vaccination and calf preconditioning program. Now we can focus on what comes next — speculating.
By Amy Kirk , October 29, 2012
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