Tag: animal welfare
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Dear Grocery Shoppers
By the time you read this, the snow will have melted but in its place, mud will be abundant on the ranch. And while it’s unlikely a few inches of snow and some below freezing weather made a significant impact on your day-to-day activities, for farmers and ranchers like us, a lot of work and…
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A Rancher’s Favorite Part of Raising Cattle
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, it’s not Christmas but as a rancher my most favorite season is calving season. Late August through late November are teeming with fresh baby bovines and we get to see the outcomes of our carefully planned breeding decisions come to fruition. Previously, I had written about…
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How Farmers and Ranchers Deal with Hurricanes and Flooding
Between hurricanes on the east coast and fierce rains in the Midwest, there is a lot of water for farmers and ranchers to deal with in recent weeks. That might beg the question, what do farmers and ranchers do when hurricanes, extreme rains and flooding occur? I can’t speak for those on the east coast…
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How Are Cattle Slaughtered?
Don’t run away from this post, please. I promise there are no graphic images embedded below that will make you regret your decision to read. That being said, I will not shy away from the fact that we slaughter cattle and we harvest corn. This slaughter question was posed to me in the comments of…
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I’m a Reformed Antibiotics Abuser
I used to have a pill collection in my bathroom. Nothing illegal and no addictions, but I was one of those notorious [horrible] people who didn’t use all of an antibiotic prescription and would decide to pop a few if I got a sinus infection six months later because I didn’t want to go to…