Tag: sheep
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Wordless Wednesday: National Agriculture Day 2015
What does agriculture mean to you? Livestock? Crops? People? Hopefully all of the above! Below are some of the pictures that comprise my agriculture experience – they vary from sheep to yak to horses to beautiful hay and wheat fields. Also, I am linking to my guest blog over on Food For Thought – hint: it’s…
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Sequestration Is a Big Deal — Why USDA Inspectors Are Vital to the Meat Industry
image from here There’s a lot of hubbub about potentially furloughing all USDA meat inspectors for two weeks beginning on March 1. My friend Jenny, who has spent countless days working in her family’s meat locker, wrote a fantastic post about the potential impact of no inspectors in the meat plant for two weeks. Please…
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Slaughter Plants and Rendering Facilities – Different but Mutually Beneficial
I’m a huge fan of The Office — the Ninja and I own all the seasons on DVD and I am fairly adept at whipping out a Michael Scott quote in the middle of a conversation. One of the many reasons I love the show is that on the show Dwight is a beet (yes,…
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Animal Welfare and AgChat – Questions Answered!
Fresh, clean bedding for new baby lambs in the middle of winter = great animal care For those of you who are unfamiliar with AgChat, it’s a weekly conversation held on Twitter in which anyone can ask questions revolving around a predetermined topic. The topics change every week and the participants change often too –…
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Wordless Wednesday: Cute Babies
Spring has sprung in Australia and there are tons of these little boogers running around. How freakin’ adorable are they? At some point in this year, I’ll get back to my regular posting schedule which is more than two posts per month. Until next time, ~ Buzzard ~