Confessions From The 2A Ranch Wife
by Jessica Anderson
Do you want to learn more about where your food comes from and how it was raised? How about those adorable baby calves- what's not to love. How do I make sure this food is safe? Do you love to shop local and support small business? If you answered YES, then you are in the right place.Welcome to the Confessions from the 2A Ranch Wife podcast, where we will answer all these questions and more. Join host, agriculture educator and ranch wife Jessica Anderson as she shares with you ranch life, all things beef, a love for agriculture, inspiring real life lessons and a passion for agvocating.
Episodes
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14. How To Cook Different Types of Beef Cuts
On today’s episode, I’m taking you on a tour of beef cuts! I’m explaining the eight main beef primals—chuck, rib, loin, round, flank, short plate, shank, and brisket—and how they break down into familiar cuts. I’ll share cooking tips, emphasizing grilling techniques and recipes like barbecued…
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13. How New Emission Laws Are Affecting The Trucking Industry with Steve Grandinetti
On today’s episode, we have a special guest, Steve Grandinetti. Steve is our cow haul driver and I thought it’d be super interesting to hear from someone in the trucking industry and how legislation is affecting them. Specifically, the financial strain of maintaining compliance with state...
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12. Real Talk with a Consumer
On today’s episode, we’re doing something a little different. We have Bailey Holloway as a guest on the show to ask me questions from her perspective as a consumer. Bailey owns Emerald Honey Photography and Half Baked Homestead (the sourdough bread that comes in our beef boxes!). Bailey asks me...
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11. Product Labels: Is it really made in the USA?
On today’s episode, we’re talking about the important topic of product labels. Specifically, labels on beef and knowing where your beef comes from. Understanding what the different labels mean and the new legislation and its impact on the beef industry and consumers. Ultimately, buying your beef...
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10. All About 2A Beef and Our Operation
On today’s episode, I’m talking all about 2A Beef. I’m sharing all about our cow-calf operation including our grain finishing approach, the certification programs we adhere to, and the feeding regimen and dry aging beef process that ensures beef quality. Beef Choices pdf Dry Age vs. Wet pdf Grass...
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9. Let's Get To Know Each Other Again
Welcome back to Confessions From The 2A Ranch Wife! It’s been a few years since we’ve released an episode, so I figured why not kick off 2024 getting back into the swing of podcasting! So on today’s episode, I’m going to reintroduce the cowboss and I as we share our story from the beginning. We…
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Episode 8- Impostor Syndrome: The Real Beef Deal
Impostor Syndrome..... Now you are probably wondering what the heck this has to do with beef? Maybe you have heard of this on the Gram or Facebook, but really it is exactly what the words state. It is being something that your NOT. And in the beef world, we have been faced with this in the form…
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Ranch Wife Hacks
Ready to start 2020 with a few secrets to making life a little simpler? How about easier? Less stressful? Ranch wife, mom, sister, all the single ladies! Whomever you are, whatever season you are in, whatever state you reside, I hope some of these tips help make life a little sweeter. These may…
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What do all the labels mean? Are the cattle you raise and the beef you eat certified?
Ever wonder what the label means on the beef or food you consume? How about as a producer where to start? Today we are talking about labels, and I don't mean the kind we hashtag with on social media. These are the labels and certification processes that are on the beef we produce. Wondering where...
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Are you afraid of the food you eat?
Have you ever found yourself standing at the meat counter, at the grocery store, wondering- Is this safe to eat? Do you ask yourself where this food was raised or processed? How about reading something on Facebook or the Gram and throwing out every item in you kitchen that has that ingredient on...
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Episode 4- Finishing and Aging 2A Beef
Ever wonder what the difference is between dry aging vs. wet aging beef? And I am not talking about the age of cattle. How about the long standing debate between grain fed vs. grass fed? Any idea which is actually better for you? Today we dive into all the tough questions. We tackle the grain vs....
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Episode 3- When Dyna Had a Meatloaf
Ready for a good laugh? Well friends, today is story time. When Dyna Had a Meatloaf.... Did I mention Dyna is a horse and Meatloaf was her baby? Long ears and all Meatloaf graced us with his surprise presence. Sometimes life's craziest treasures are wrapped up in long ears. And so the Adventures…
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Episode 2- All About 2A Boxed Beef
Picture if you will...... It is Saturday morning and you are strolling through your local farmers market. You decide that tonight you really want to BBQ some home grown steaks! And right before you is 2A Beef! Friends! It is finally here! All natural, locally grown, dry aged, antibiotic and…
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Episode 1- We are Anderson Cattle Company
Ever wonder who the ranchers are behind the beef you buy in the grocery store? Today let's meet Anderson Cattle Company! First generation ranchers with a passion for agriculture, ranching, and all things beef. Jessica and Spencer Anderson share their story about how they got into ranching, why it...
About this show
Do you want to learn more about where your food comes from and how it was raised? How about those adorable baby calves- what's not to love. How do I make sure this food is safe? Do you love to shop local and support small business? If you answered YES, then you are in the right place.Welcome to the Confessions from the 2A Ranch Wife podcast, where we will answer all these questions and more. Join host, agriculture educator and ranch wife Jessica Anderson as she shares with you ranch life, all things beef, a love for agriculture, inspiring real life lessons and a passion for agvocating.
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Jessica Anderson