Author: Buzzard
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Predicting New Arrival Dates on the Ranch
A few months ago, the work on our ranch was focused on breeding our cows to their “match made in data” bulls, which involved math, science, planning, hormones and even a little bit of luck. Earlier this week, we finally found out how much of that effort came to fruition when we pregnancy-checked (or preg-checked)…
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Baked Pork Chops and Savory Rice
Spring is here and spending hours in the kitchen after being cooped up all winter is the last thing I want to do. I have a list of recipes on the side of the fridge that are quick and easy but are also super delicious. This pork chop recipe is one of our family favorites…
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Beef: More Than Cows, Grass and Sunshine
This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation but all thoughts and opinions are my own. If I asked you what went into the steak on your plate, what would your answer be? Grass? Absolutely. Water? You betcha. You might even throw in…
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A Love Letter on Our 10th Anniversary
10 years. 3,650 days. A whole damn decade of marriage. When we got married on that cold, snowy day in January ’11, I wasn’t thinking about what our lives would look like 10 years into the future. I was thinking about how to keep my groom from seeing me before walking down the aisle,…
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Breeding Season: Tinder for Cows
Almost as soon as calving season is over, we start working on our game plan for the next set of calves by preparing our cows for breeding. The gestation length of a cow is 283 days so even though September 2021 seems extremely far away, we are planning how our cows will be bred in…