Tag: livestock
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Keep Families Farming
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…
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You know you’re in a farm family when…..
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…
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Blessings in disguise – Thanksgiving 2011
It’s officially Thanksgiving Thursday in Australia – I spent my turkey day blood sampling hogs and sheep and for Thanksgiving dinner Ninja, the rest of the research team and I are having chicken and chips from a local shop. Not the classiest but it’s as close as I’m going to get to turkey and stuffing this…
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Salute to Pork Producers
Do you know a person who works in pork operations who consistently puts in extra effort to make positive contributions to on-farm processes? I thought so. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to recognize and reward those key industry players who go the extra mile in order to exceed expectations? Well, Pfizer…
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The Facts on Food Day 2011
Friend or foe? First off, let me say that I applaud an initiative that seeks to narrow the gap between rural producers and urban consumers. That is the whole point of advocacy and a national day that recognizes global hunger, environmental sustainability and the continued humane production of livestock is a giant step in the right direction. Food Day, which is…