Calving Season Update: Idaho’s Hat Brand Beef offers an update on calving progress on his operation

All month, we are celebrating cattle producers in honor of National Beef Month, which just so happens to coincide with calving season.

So, we wanted to check in with a fifth-generation Idaho rancher for an update.

Ryan Bedke of Hat Brand Beef spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander about his operation, how this season went, and what to expect moving forward.

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