Tag: cattle
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How Farmers and Ranchers Deal with Hurricanes and Flooding
Between hurricanes on the east coast and fierce rains in the Midwest, there is a lot of water for farmers and ranchers to deal with in recent weeks. That might beg the question, what do farmers and ranchers do when hurricanes, extreme rains and flooding occur? I can’t speak for those on the east coast…
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Sustainable Beef Starts at the Ground Level
The other night I was monitoring a controlled burn on our property and enjoying the warm night air while chatting with my husband about some cow stuff. As we were talking, some cars drove down our gravel road and slowed to see what was going on – likely they wanted to know why there was…
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5 Ways Winter Farm & Ranch Chores Are Like the Winter Olympics
I’d like to say I am a big fan of winter. But that would be a lie. I hate hot weather but I don’t exactly love frigid temps. I love snow and chilly weather during the month of December and then right about January 10, I am ready for spring. As I schlep buckets of…
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What Do Farmers and Ranchers Do on Christmas?
We are just like you – we spend time with our families, eat way too many Christmas cookies, watch football and, probably, take a nap. But first, we feed the cows (and horses, pigs, sheep, chickens, dogs etc). And make sure they have water (which often involves breaking ice) and are comfortable. This happens before…
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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…