Tag: livestock production

  • Australia Day

    Australia Day

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    Last year at this time, I wasn’t yet in Australia but was hastily packing my house after being married only four days previous (post on our anniversary coming soon). Nonetheless, we still heard plenty of hype about Australia day, and many other Australian holidays, while we were abroad. For those of you who don’t know,…

  • Who Takes Credit for Agriterrorism?

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    If you haven’t yet heard, earlier this week Harris Ranch in California was the victim of a horrible animal rights activist attack in which fourteen of their trucks used to transport cattle were set on fire and completely destroyed. After news reports surfaced, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) stepped up to take credit for the horrendous acts. I’m sorry. Took…

  • Keep Families Farming

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    We all know that 4-H and FFA are fantastic outlets to get involved with agriculture at a young age, develop skills and find our passions. But most of us developed our interests for 4-H and FFA long before we memorized the creed or participated at our first state fair. I, along with several hundreds of…

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

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    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…

  • A+ Agriculture Ambassador – Miss America

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    By now I’m guessing that you’ve at some point heard that Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan, is very pro-ag. She grew up in Nebraska while raising cattle with her family and has stayed true to her roots during her tenure as Miss America. Bravo. Last week, I talked about the pros and cons of Food Day…