The following video is about real animal welfare on farms and ranches across the country. Response to Mercy for Animals, Animal Cruelty video from a Texas Dairy.
Wordless Wednesday:Ranch Life
Just a glimpse of the livestock on our ranch that enjoy green pastures and quality animal care. Check out more about how ranchers care for their livestock on my Agriculture Proud Blog. On my Facebook Page there is a growing list of links from farmers who share their own perspective of Animal Welfare. Check it … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday:Ranch Life
Quality Food Begins With Quality Animal Care
If you have been following along with my posts, you'll know we are in the middle of Spring Vaccinations. We are gathering each herd of cattle, administering vaccinations, and rotating each herd through pastures of fresh, green grass. I just watched another video depicting unacceptable treatment of calves, and I thought it would be a good … Continue reading Quality Food Begins With Quality Animal Care
Perspective: Food Cost vs Production
Food costs are rising. No doubt about that. Have you been to the meat, dairy, or vegetable aisle lately? And you thought that pain at the pump was the only hitch in your giddy-up these days... Food costs may be rising, but what about the cost to produce that food? Here is a little perspective … Continue reading Perspective: Food Cost vs Production
Man’s Best Friend (and Teacher)
Pistol has been getting along great at the ranch lately. Spring has come and with it calving season. She loves to ride around in the pickup checking cows and whimpers every time we pass some calves running in the pasture. She wants so bad to jump out and round em up, but there'll be none … Continue reading Man’s Best Friend (and Teacher)
Tailgate Talk:Put a Stamp On Ag Education
A big thank you to the folks at Farm Journal magazine for featuring my Stamps, States, and AgFacts project in this month's Tailgate Talk. Tailgate Talk: Put a Stamp on Agriculture Education Collecting postcards has always been one of Ryan Goodman’s hobbies. Every time his family or friends traveled, the Arkansas rancher would ask them … Continue reading Tailgate Talk:Put a Stamp On Ag Education
Spring Grass Brings Grass Tetany
Spring is here and along with the warm temps and April showers comes plenty of lush, green grass. One problem we as cattle producers face is grass tetany (hypomagnesemia). Instead of going on about how what this problem is and how we deal with it, I thought I would reblog a post from Jesse Bussard … Continue reading Spring Grass Brings Grass Tetany
1 year, 500 Comments
Yesterday I noticed my blog reached 500 comments within 1 year. I like to consider that quite a milestone. Really it's all of my readers that I should thank for intereacting with my posts, leaving your comments, opinions, and suggestions. Thank ya'll for that and please continue to give me great feedback. Don't be afraid … Continue reading 1 year, 500 Comments
Photo Friday: Thistle, Friend or Foe?
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can tell me what we are looking at… Friend or Foe? I never considered this pesky plant as a friend, but the top google results all returned "milk thistle" as … Continue reading Photo Friday: Thistle, Friend or Foe?
Two Jeans Day
Alright, I'm pretty tired today. I call it a Two Jeans Day, because I've been tearing through two pairs of jeans a day lately and still end up a mess. We're in the middle of Spring workings for the herds and it's a good thing I do my own laundry. So if I'm not vaccinating … Continue reading Two Jeans Day