Author: Buzzard

  • Who Takes Credit for Agriterrorism?

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    If you haven’t yet heard, earlier this week Harris Ranch in California was the victim of a horrible animal rights activist attack in which fourteen of their trucks used to transport cattle were set on fire and completely destroyed. After news reports surfaced, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) stepped up to take credit for the horrendous acts. I’m sorry. Took…

  • Keep Families Farming

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    We all know that 4-H and FFA are fantastic outlets to get involved with agriculture at a young age, develop skills and find our passions. But most of us developed our interests for 4-H and FFA long before we memorized the creed or participated at our first state fair. I, along with several hundreds of…

  • I Love McDonald’s

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    For several reasons. While in Australia, I ate a lot of McDonald’s food. Not because I had cravings or anything (read: Buzzard is not pregnant) but because I generally didn’t like the food in Australia (too many veggies and far too much lamb) so I took a lot of long walks to McD’s (known as…

  • You know you’re in a farm family when…..

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    Good morning and I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas filled with family, food and friends (and kept the reason for the season, baby Jesus, in mind). Our Christmas at Frobose Farms was relatively normal – opened gifts (for two hours, geesh), Christmas brunch, play new Wii games etc. Of course there are some…

  • Who Are We to Judge Horse Meat?

    Who Are We to Judge Horse Meat?

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    Last week I posted about the recent reinstatement of federal funding for horse slaughter inspection. As a a member of the horse industry, I can attest to the fact that many horse owners are very excited about this development. For more of my thoughts and the facts behind this issue, read last week’s post by…