Tag: farmers
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Care, Not Cash
I’ve raised horses and livestock my entire life. From horses to goats, sheep to swine – I’ve fed, watered, doctored, been frustrated by and been trampled on by all of them. Why do I, and thousand of other young livestock men and women, put so much time, sweat, blood, tears and care towards our animals and their lives?…
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Hello from Cape Town, South Africa!
“Goeie More” or Hello from South Africa! For the past 5 days I explored and adventured abroad in the Cape Town countryside learning about foreign agriculture and animal science. My first day in Cape Town I strolled the streets of Stellenbosch, did some shopping, wine tasting and visited a Hereford farm. Unlike the U.S., very…
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Earth Day in SEK
Hello blogging fans! I hope you all celebrated Earth Day by taking out the recycling and sharing how farmers practice environmentally friendly production methods every day. Recently, I attended the Master’s of Beef Advocacy Commencement that took place on the KSU campus. Daren Williams, Exec. Director of Communications for NCBA, encouraged all participants to submit…