Tag: cattle

  • I Love McDonald’s

    For several reasons. While in Australia, I ate a lot of McDonald’s food. Not because I had cravings or anything (read: Buzzard is not pregnant) but because I generally didn’t like the food in Australia (too many veggies and far too much lamb) so I took a lot of long walks to McD’s (known as…

  • You know you’re in a farm family when…..

    Good morning and I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas filled with family, food and friends (and kept the reason for the season, baby Jesus, in mind). Our Christmas at Frobose Farms was relatively normal – opened gifts (for two hours, geesh), Christmas brunch, play new Wii games etc. Of course there are some…

  • Live Export Ships

    Live Export Ships

    You may have read my blog posts about the Live Export Ban in Australia and the conditions that led to its initiation. If you haven’t, you may want to familiarize yourself with the issue. Read this first and this second. Ok – now that you’re caught up. Hubsy and I have had the privilege of being hosted in Perth for the past six…

  • Herds of Hope

    Herds of Hope

    As I’ve mentioned on another blog, I’ve been working as a livestock assistant at the Royal Melbourne Show for the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. Thus far, I’ve scooped a lot of manure and answered the phone. It hasn’t been too strenuous. The breeding cattle show has been going on all week, so we’ve been fielding frantic phone…

  • ILC 2011 – Calgary

    Hello all! It’s me – Buzzard. You’ve probably forgotten who I am since I haven’t blogged in almost a month. Cripes. So take this as my sincere apology for sucking at blogging. Ok – moving on. Last week I had the amazing opportunity to attend the International Livestock Congress in Calgary, AB, Canada. Myself and…