Our thought leader is Bridget Wasser, Executive Director, Meat Science & Supply Chain Outreach at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Food News of the Week: •Polar Vortex Slammed mid-western Dairy Farmers and Beef Cattle Ranchers •Oregon Rancher is Building Soil Health—as well as a Robust Regional Food System •Has this Company Invented a Weed that could Save Farming (and the Environment)?•Producers design Angus herd Genetics for Better Beef. •A Major Beer offers a #ToastToFarmers as a way to Thank Crop Growers! Farmer of the Week: Kelsey Pope, Colorado cattle rancher & blogger.