Self-Care Should Be A Priority

Feb 28, 2020

A Celebrating Rural Ranching Women’s Event got underway last night in Moose Jaw.

Farmer and motivational speaker Cynthia Beck says life on the farm and ranch can be hectic and that’s why it’s so important to take time for your own well-being.

“A lot of times we don’t realize that our well-being or mental health has the ability to affect our physical health and our decision-making processes.”

It also has the ability to affect how we run our business and can also affect our relationships.

She says I think that it’s really easy to put everything else in front of us.

“As a Mom, as a farmer, even as a student now; I’m fitting things in before putting myself as a priority. What happens then is that we sort of get burnt out, we become the tractor that has run out of fuel.”

Today’s presentation includes a cattle market update, information on polycrops, water quality, alternative feeding strategies and ensuring the best outcome for newborn calves.

Cynthia Beck and her husband have a mixed farming operation near Regina where they raise their family.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.