Not only are the forage and hay supplies affected by this dry weather, but water supplies for livestock remain a concern. In Southern and Southwest Arkansas many creeks and ponds are drying up quickly, leaving nothing more than mud or a dry creek bed. Many cattle producers are able to provide a fresh supply of … Continue reading Water Supplies Become Issue For Livestock
Bart the Cattle Buyer
Found these stories about Bart the Cattle Buyer from CattleRange.com and thought I would share. Enjoy the laugh this morning!The washing machine at Bart's house had a meltdown and his wife replaced it with a new washer/dryer combination leaving them with a dryer still in good working condition. Bart asked his wife, "What are you … Continue reading Bart the Cattle Buyer
Photo Friday: Life from a Cardboard Box
This week has been crazy stupid. I've done more packing, traveling, and driving around town than I really care to do. I moved out of my house, threw my junk in a storage unit and carried a few cardboard boxes and my clothes to my dad's house. Traffic in town is crazy since public schools … Continue reading Photo Friday: Life from a Cardboard Box
Better Blogging: Participation Required
This is a portion of an email I received from an admin at Blog Farm (a site used to grow my blogs) and I thought it fit perfectly into my Better Blogging series. Be sure to read this through, enact upon it, and next week I'll share how I did something similar a few weeks ago. … Continue reading Better Blogging: Participation Required
Letter of Appreciation
To my Followers (both farm and non-farm, foreign and neighbors): Thank you for opening my eyes to what I have, those things I am blessed with, and how things are outside of my "bubble" I call ranch life. It's pretty easy to lose sight of everything we are blessed with when we see the same … Continue reading Letter of Appreciation
Day In Farm Life
Ever wonder what farming or ranching is like not only in your area, but other regions of the country as well? I always find it fascinating how production methods vary between regions and farms. I don't know much about row crops, but I've learned a bit about pasture management. We don't do much irrigation in Arkansas, but I've run a few pivots and … Continue reading Day In Farm Life
“Get Me Outta Town” Moments
To anyone who has parallel parked their stock trailer on the Courthouse square, or has navigated the stock trailer down a 6-lane interstate through rush hour traffic, you should know what I mean by those "get-me-outta-town" moments. It's those moments when you just have to say "Really?!?, I just want to go back home!" Well... Pistol … Continue reading “Get Me Outta Town” Moments
Travelin Jones – On the Job Hunt
It's not where you've been, son, It's what you understand. Do you know the right from wrong, Tell me, boy, are you an honest man... Lyrics Ryan Bingham Pistol kinda enjoys taking a ride in the pickup. One afternoon last week I left her at the house while I went to jump on the brush … Continue reading Travelin Jones – On the Job Hunt
Photo Friday: Ranch Life
Time to start fillin up the stock tanks for the cattle. (Makes a good 300 gallon swimmin pool too!)I can't tell ya enough how excited she gets to go check cows.Grass is gettin pretty sparse. Hope we get some beneficial rains soon.Had some storms blow by (impressive cloud formations) but only recieved rain one day. … Continue reading Photo Friday: Ranch Life
Photo Friday: Cloud Watch
We have been pretty lucky this week in Arkansas. After being in the high 90s and 100s since May, we never even reached 80 degrees on Thursday as rain fell throughout much of the day. Almost two inches by the time I headed to the house! Of course I started the day by waking to … Continue reading Photo Friday: Cloud Watch