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Korkow Rodeos – Stock Contractors

Korkow Rodeos – Stock Contractors

Jim Korkow, Stock Contractor What does a stock contractor do? ever wondered?this interview is with Jim Korkow. of Korkow Rodeos, South Dakota. This contractor supplies the following services. - Professional Personnel & Staff - Public Relations Packets - Colorful Opening Grand Entry Ceremonie - Complete Portable Arena and Bucking Chutes When Jim Korkow was in the eighth grade, his dad pulled him out of school one day. he needed Jim to drive a semi load of cattle to Sioux City, 280 miles away.Driving semis has been one of Jim’s favorite things to do ever since. Ervin Otto Korkow (Jim's father) will be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, CO, on July 11, 2009 Korkow podcast interview "][/audio]

By |2021-11-19T18:18:36+00:00July 16th, 2009|Podcast, Bulls, Chickens, Horse, Horses, Jim Korkow, Stock Contractor|0 Comments
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What About BBQ Sauce?

BBQ Bible, recipes Truth about bBQ Sauce So you think you are into BBQ Sauce? If you think of BBQ Sauce as sweet and tomato based, you need to visit some other regions of the country. Each region across the Southern and Western United States has its own version of barbecue sauce. Some use tomatos, some use mustard, and some use jalapeno peppers . *********************** Barbecue sauces have a uniquely Southern and Western U.S. history. Most experts agree that the practice of adding sauce and spices to meat and fish began early in our history, with Native Americans teaching the art to early European settlers. The natives probably developed the process as part of an attempt to keep meats and fish from spoiling quickly. Salt played a major role in those early barbecue sauces, and salt is a well-known preservative in the meat curing process. Because the nations first European arrivals lived on the East Coast of America, that part of the country is credited with spawning the original barbecue sauce styles. First and foremost, there are the various Carolina barbecue sauces. The most widely known are East Carolina, Piedmont, and South Carolina varieties. East Carolina barbecue sauce consists of vinegar, salt, black pepper, and crushed or ground cayenne peppers. Its a very simple sauce that penetrates the meat nicely for a deep flavor. Piedmont barbecue sauce only varies from East Carolina in that it often includes molasses or Worcestershire sauce and thus clings to the meat more. South Carolina sauce is entirely different, using a mustard base instead, producing a much tangier and sharp flavor. Then there is Memphis or Southern style barbecue sauce. This popular variety is typically more complicated (flavor-wise) and is built around mustard, tomato, and vinegar. Fans often point to the boldness of these flavor combinations as the hallmark of Memphis barbecue sauce. A saying often heard among hungry connoisseurs is no two bites alike. Continuing our trek westward, we come to the acknowledged center of the barbecue universe Kansas City! Kansas City barbecue sauce is distinguished by its noticeably thicker consistency and emphasis on sweetness. Thats because this style of sauce is built upon thick tomato sauce, chunks of vegetables, and lots of sugar. Many popular commercial brands are based on this Kansas City recipe. It’s most popular among amateur backyard grillers because of the availability in grocery stores (Kraft, Heinz, K.C.s Masterpiece, etc.). And also because the thick sauce can be applied only once and enough will remain [...]

By |2016-10-23T11:34:52+00:00July 12th, 2009|BBQ Sauce|0 Comments
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The first fair TXT contest

This is the first fair TXT contest from a fairgrounds I have seen. Congratulations to the California State Fair for being innovative! ****TEXT to WIN! Text GRAPE to 35350!**** CALIFORNIA’S Grape & Gourmet Thursday, July 9 5:30 – 9:00 PM Ages 21 and Over Only NEW LOCATION! Sacramento Convention Center Text GRAPE to 35350* for the chance to win tickets to CALIFORNIA’S Grape & Gourmet!

By |2024-02-27T11:05:03+00:00July 6th, 2009|California State Fair, Contests, State Fair, Txt Contest|0 Comments
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What about sheep?

Recently YouTube recommended a video of a sheep doing tricks. It was most impressive. It was also something I had never thought about. How intelligent is a sheep? In this video, the sheep was taught to do all kinds of tricks for a tasty treat. It became apparent that the sheep liked the trainer and kept looking up at him – and then it was to the point where he pointed and the sheep just did…what the trainer seemed to ask.. from jumping in a box to jumping over obstacles and walking through a tunnel. That got me thinking. We use sheep for all kinds of things. Wool and tasty lamb dishes. Consider… 1) from a study done by a veterinary group in 2001 – By presenting sheep with images of 25 pairs of sheep faces and teaching them to associate one of each pair with a food reward, they trained them to recognize individual faces. Then, by measuring activity in regions of the sheep’s brain associated with visual recognition, they found that sheep can remember up to 50 sheep faces, even in profile for up to two years! Some of us humans would have a problem with that. 2) A Welsh farmer stated: “When you think that when sheep wander off sometimes they go back to where they came from – the flock they came from, ” he said. 3) As prey animals, they have a highly developed flocking instinct and prefer to move in groups rather than as individuals. That certainly seems intelligent 4) Hungry sheep on the Yorkshire Moors (Great Britain) taught themselves to roll 8 feet (3 meters) across hoof-proof metal cattle grids to raid villagers’ valley gardens. 5) Researchers say, “Sheep form individual friendships with one another, which may last for a few weeks. They may think about a face even when it’s not there.” The researchers also found female sheep had a definite opinion about what made a ram’s face attractive 6) Using a maze, researchers have concluded that sheep have excellent spatial memory and can learn and improve their performance. And they can retain this information for six weeks. 7) New research is suggesting that sick sheep could be smart enough to cure themselves. Australian researchers believe that sick sheep may seek out plants that make them feel better. There has been previous evidence to suggest that animals can detect what nutrients they are deficient in and can develop knowledge about which foods are beneficial or toxic. The point is [...]

By |2024-02-27T11:19:05+00:00June 27th, 2009|Animals, Sheep, Wool|0 Comments
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Interview PRCA Rodeo Association 2009

Cowboy PRCA Rodeo, history and what it doesLISTEN to the INTERVIEW:   PRCA interview with Sherry, What is it about?   Karen Riedl: Good afternoon! This is Karen from County Fairgrounds out of Denver. We’re going to talk today to Sherry Compton of the PRCA rodeo, Pro Rodeo. Hi, Sherry!Sherry Compton: Hi! How are you, Karen?Karen: Oh, I’m fine. I have a question because I didn’t recently really know too much about rodeo. I’ve often had a curiosity as to exactly what some of these rodeo associations do. So can you tell me a little bit about the history of the PRCA first?Sherry: Sure. Absolutely. The PRCA is the largest, oldest sanctioning body of professional rodeo. We’ve been around for a long, long time. I think in our infancy, a lot of roping and riding contests happened at the end of trailheads and trail drives. A lot of ranch outfits got together and had contests. They would have their best hands compete. So it was loosely organized for a long time, but they became anticipated events. In 1936, that was our first organizational effort when contestants rebelled against some promoters and demanded their fair prize money, consistency in judging, and honest advertising. So this group banded together. I think there were probably 61 of them. They started the Cowboy Turtle Association. They called it the Cowboy Turtle Association because they stuck their necks out, and they were so slow to organize.Karen: That’s funny! The Cowboy Turtle Association.Sherry: That was their original name because they stuck their necks out and they were so slow to organize, which is something they felt they should have done earlier. But from 1936 that was their name. In 1945 they changed the name to the Rodeo Cowboys Association. They had a permanent home in Colorado Springs. We moved down here in 1979, but in 1975 the Rodeo Cowboys Association became the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. So we’ve had a long history. We keep stats of all of our world champions and files on all these cowboys throughout the year, so we’ve got a lot of information here housed.Karen: I know that there’s a lot of rodeo associations. How do you fit in with all these rodeo associations, because there’s a lot of them around?Sherry: They’re all over I think within every state, just like there’s the Colorado Pro Rodeo Association. But we’re not affiliated with any other of those. We do work in cooperation with The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association. We are a [...]

By |2021-11-14T01:44:02+00:00June 25th, 2009|Podcast, Cowboy, Horse, Horses, PRCA|0 Comments
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4th pf July contest crazy

Have you ever wondered what happened to some of these old-fashioned contests our grandparents played? They are alive and well at successful county fairs, everywhere, like for instance here are some of the contests going on at the Houlton Agricultural Fair in Maine over the 4th of July fair. I have been looking at county fairs and event contests Pie Eating Contest, Bubble Gum Blowing Contest, Oreo Cookie Stacking Contest, Hula Hoop Contest, Ice Cream Eating Contest, Egg Toss Contest, Pig Scramble, on to the Kid’s Cooking Contest, Kid’s Karaoke, Kid’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest, Soccer Ball Contest, Water Balloon Contest, Little Mr. and Mrs. Firecracker Contest, Salsa Chugging Contest, Moxie Chugging Contest, Basketball Contest, Kid’s Tractor Contest, Burping Contest, Skillet Throw Contest, Cash Cube Contest Now the San Diego County Fair in California is also going on at this time, with the following contests… Watermelon Spitting Contest, Frozen T-Shirt Contest, Corn Husking Contest, Kid’s Best Hannah Montana Look-a-like contest, Blue Potato Toss contest, Most patriotic costume contest, and because it's California it is followed by a wine tasting contest. The MORAL here folks thank heaven, is that the computer games and interaction are not everything… thank heaven we can still have fun!

By |2024-02-29T13:05:45+00:00June 21st, 2009|4th July, Contests, Holidays|0 Comments
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Karen’s BBQ

My BBQ Beef Recipe from time to time I have found a receipe , that I love. This one however, was passed down from my grandmother to my mother to me. 1 green pepper, chopped 1 1/2 lbs. of ground buffalo, or organic beef 1 small bottle of catshup 1 large can of stewed, chopped tomatoes pickling spice. saute pepper, cook beef, mix it all together and take a piece of gauze or a old handkerchief and put in the center about 3 teaspoons of pickling spice. Tie it with a piece of string and drop the end with the spice into the BBQ mix. Cook about two or more hours. The pickling spice gives it an outstanding taste. Leftovers taste better.

By |2015-04-15T15:07:56+00:00June 21st, 2009|BBQ|0 Comments
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Country Ribs & Kraut: A Comfort Classic Food

Hi everyone, below is a recipe for Country Ribs… Okay, please send us your country recipes and I will post them and give free advertising to the ones who I like.. Our fairground season is looming. Let's make them your recipes and we will make a County fairgrounds cookbook for fundraising for organizations. I will set up a method to post recipes online on our site…. well, our layout person will design a method to do this…as soon as I can sneak it into his busy list..I will twist his arm Country Ribs & Kraut 2 to 2-1/2 pounds pork country-style ribs (4 ribs) 3 large tart apples, cored and cut into wedges (about 6 cups) 1 16-ounce can sauerkraut, rinsed and drained 2 cups shredded red cabbage 1 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg or allspice 1/8 teaspoon pepper Dash ground cloves Arrange Country Ribs & Kraut in a single layer in a shallow roasting pan. Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat for 20 minutes, turning frequently or until browned. Drain well. Meanwhile, in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish combine apples, sauerkraut, cabbage, onion, broth, brown sugar, caraway seed, salt, nutmeg, pepper, andcloves. Season ribs with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Place Country Ribs & Kraut on top of sauerkraut mixture, pushing ribs down into the mixture. Cover tightly with foil. Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remover from oven. Serve immediately or cool slightly. Divide mixture into two 1-1/2- or 2-quart rectangular baking dishes. Cover the dishes with foil; chill for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours. When ready to serve, reheat, covered, in a 350 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until hot. Spoon juices over ribs. Serve with a slotted spoon. Makes 4 servings.

By |2024-03-03T15:30:01+00:00April 20th, 2009|Contests, Cookbook|0 Comments
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