Tag: corn
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How Corn Farmers, Cattle Ranchers and Propane Suppliers Work Together Towards Sustainability
As fall transitions to winter and pastures go dormant, farmers and ranchers are also transitioning the diets they feed their cattle. Because the grass is no longer growing, and cattle still need forage and energy, farmers and ranchers explore several different feed rations. For example, we supplement our cattle with a feed comprising cracked corn,…
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Wordless Wednesday: [Corn] Blowin in the Wind
A wet cornfield on a windy day in Ohio – harvest is upon us!
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Wordless Wednesday: Checking Cattle and a Video!
The feed rig we use- we didn’t have to ride this pasture to count heifers, because they all run to the bunk and we can do it there! The cattle really like the feed mix that we give them – it’s stored in the white box on the back of the truck. Those storm clouds…
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If You’re Wasting, You Shouldn’t Be Whinging
There’s a little bit of Australian vocab for you – whinging means to whine, complain, protest, etc. Didn’t know you were going to learn about food wastage and vocab today, did you? Anyhow, several factors led to this blog post – first, there was this article from Drover’s. I’ll be sort-of summarizing it so if…
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Potatoes Say Good-bye
Geez, I love taters. I don’t know if there are many other people out there who adore potatoes like I do. I love them fried, baked, mashed, crinkled, shredded, covered in cheese, boiled and even raw. They are their own food group to me – a delicious food group of starchy perfection. Which is why I’ve…