Tag: beef
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How Parenting, Farming and Technology Can Peacefully Coexist
As I pulled yet another Boogie Wipe from the package to wipe my toddler’s nasal faucet runny nose, an innocent onlooker asked, “Why don’t you just use a napkin or Kleenex instead of those expensive wipes?” Allow me to explain: Dearest stranger, have you ever wiped your nose all day with a rough napkin or…
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What By-Products Do We Get From Cattle?
What do we get from cattle (besides a headache when they get out of their pasture)? A lot. So the obvious products we get from cows are meat and milk, right? If that wasn’t obvious to you, it’s totally ok. The bottom line is that all cattle produce milk but we really only collect milk…
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I Talk to My Veterinarian More Than the Pediatrician
Across the Internet and in homes everywhere, people are applauding and welcoming the arrival of fall and cooler days, rain, warm sweaters and cold nights. I love fall and winter but guess what else accompanies them? Cold and flu season has arrived, people! A few weeks ago, croup made the rounds of our small farm…
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If Cattle Aren’t Grass-Fed, What Are Farmers Feeding Them?!
You’ve heard ‘grass-fed’ on tv, online and in the grocery store. But what does that mean for cattle that aren’t grass-fed? Are they eating dead bugs? Tree bark? What is in their bellies if not grass? Well, it’s not really that much of a mystery because nearly ALL cattle spend most of their lives grazing…
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Why is My Fresh Ground Beef Brown?
About six weeks ago, I was prepping some ground beef for freezer meals to use when our little one arrived (to be honest, I was actually in active labor and trying to get ‘one more thing’ done on my list before heading to the hospital) and noticed that some of the ground beef in the…