Tag: cattle
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Avoid Eye Contact
This past weekend I got to check and feed cattle with my dad. In the rain. and mud. with no raincoat. on a horse that has two speeds: fast and flying. and it was downright glorious. prior to blazing across the pasture The silent man and his introverted daughter; talking only when necessary and communicating mostly…
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Hyvee, Pink Slime (LFTB) and Stupidity
It’s generally not common for shoppers to thank grocers for carrying certain products – we just expect them to be there and take for granted the different options available to us. There’s usually two or three different brands/varieties of each product on our grocery list, which allows us to be selective based on price, brand loyalty…
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Pink Slime – It’s Meat
******First off, I want to say that yesterday a fantastic commentary was written about the pink slime issue. which you can read here. I was given a lot of praise and credit for apparently writing it but I want to make it clear that I didn’t write it – my husband, Hyatt Frobose, wrote that as a member of…
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Chipotle Strikes a Nerve with Grammy Commercial
10:30 pm Sunday: I’m so livid right now, I can’t even form a coherent sentence. So I may have to come back and finish this post in the morning. ********* Monday morning/afternoonish: Ok, I’m back. A good night’s sleep and a few deep breaths has me calmed me down enough that now I can at least form…
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Who Takes Credit for Agriterrorism?
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…