Tag: cattle

  • Miranda Agrees with Us!

    Miranda Agrees with Us!

    Yesterday, a funny/cool/coincidental thing happened: Crystal Cattle and I blogged about the same topic but used different sources to deliver the same message. How cool is social media? Anyway, Crystal featured a quote on farm animals not being pets by one of my all-time favorite artists, Miranda Lambert. I won’t repeat Crystal’s words but encourage…

  • Which Is More Appropriate: Slaughter or Harvest?

    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…

  • Can You Spot the Feedlot Beef Producer?

    Can You Spot the Feedlot Beef Producer?

    I am in the midst of compiling a master list of agricultural information and agvocacy videos to be posted on this blog as a separate page so that they’re easy to find for anyone who may be looking. This undertaking has entailed many hours of asking fellow agvocates for their favorite videos and conducting a…

  • Cold Weather Warms My Heart

    Cold Weather Warms My Heart

    This week in Denver, cattle producers are gathering to discuss the political, environmental, animal welfare and economic issues of the cattle industry.  That’s right — today marks the first day of Cattle Industry Annual Convention & NCBA Trade Show.  Also happening in the midwest this week is an extremely large blizzard that prevent many ranchers from…