Tag: beef
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$40 Million Dollars Has Vanished
Now that I have your attention…. Have you ever had the opportunity to sell your ranch for $40 million and then, overnight, that opportunity is gone, kaput, vanished? Cattle producers in Australia’s Northern Territory know exactly what it feels like in light of the recent export ban resulting from a video of cattle being severely…
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Agvocacy Down Under – Beef Edition
Two weekends ago, my hubby and I traveled to Sydney for the Royal Easter Show. To picture this event, think of a state fair in any well populated state. Ohio is pretty comparable as would be California, except the number of show hogs at Sydney was significantly lower than the States. Although it rained the…
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My Legs Might Fall Off
Well, it’s official. I am running my first race since 2004 on May 29 of this year, the Sri Chinmoy Running Festival. I’ll be running the 10k (does this count as two 5k’s?). I started training on Saturday and I thought my legs were going to fall off on Sunday, I was so out of…
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Earth Day is NOT Every Day!
It’s that time of the year again when we all resolve to recycle more, consume fewer non-renewables and to ride our bikes to work. Yes, it’s Earth Day and the media storm leading up to now has been full of “Every day is Earth Day for farmers and ranchers” messages on Twitter, Facebook and blogs.…
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Which Is More Appropriate: Slaughter or Harvest?
Is ‘Involuntary Conversion to Protein’ PC Enough For You? In today’s animal agriculture society, it’s nearly impossible to go a single day without overhearing a conversation, reading a newspaper story or watching a news release about animal welfare. Let me start off by saying that I don’t really care for the term animal welfare because…