When I read Growing Up Colt by Colt McCoy a saying stuck with me, "The Hay Is In The Barn." Colt confused many of his teammates when he said this in a pregame huddle, but I think it sure sums things up well. I'd like to get to the point where I can say The hay … Continue reading The Easy Part is Over
Day In Farm Life: Off-Farm Perspective
As a part of my Day In Farm Life Series, I've been sharing thoughts from individual farmers. However, there's so much more behind-the-scenes work that is done to convey the message to consumers. Madeline McCurry-Schmidt is a journalist for a group of scientists and researchers that promotes livestock and meat science. These peer-reviewed studies provide … Continue reading Day In Farm Life: Off-Farm Perspective
Day in Farm Life: Central Nebraska
As part of my Day in Farm Life Series, today Bobbi Lorenz from Nebraska shares a bit about her life. Bobbi and her husband Mark are Nebraska ranchers raising cattle, corn, and hay. Be sure to read the entire post. Bobbi does a great job of sharing how tough some days can be while caring … Continue reading Day in Farm Life: Central Nebraska
Day in Farm Life: Tennessee Dairy
@FarmerBright, as he is known on twitter do a great job with this video, putting a unique perspective on the daily chores on a dairy farm. As a part of my Day in Farm Life Series, Ryan Bright, 5th generation Tennessee dairy farmer, takes us along for the morning chores, feeding bottle calves, feeding and … Continue reading Day in Farm Life: Tennessee Dairy
Road Trip! Packing 101 With Tosh
Oh geeze, I may be in for it this time. After attempting to pack for a 3 day trip to Nashville, I decided to enlist my sister's advice (Twitter) for my week long trip to Colorado. It's a difficult task for someone who's never taken a flight for more than a two day trip. And … Continue reading Road Trip! Packing 101 With Tosh
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
Armyworms Impact Southern Pastures
This month you begin seeing ranchers scouting the fields (rather what's left of them), or even on their knees with hands in the grass. Other than praying for rain, we're looking for an army of caterpillars. These are not your average young butterfly, but rather, as a group, these worms can wipe out pastures in … Continue reading Armyworms Impact Southern Pastures
Dairy Farming Requires Passion
To change things up a little bit, today I host a guest post from a graduate student, dairy farm kid, and agriculture advocate from Minnesota. Farming and ranching in general, require much patience, passion, and hard work. Once ya grow up on a farm, it's impossible to leave those experiences behind. Even though so many … Continue reading Dairy Farming Requires Passion
Cowboy Romance (of horsesweat and hornflies)
Just warms your heart, don't it? As I've told ya'll before, I love to read others' first-hand accounts of ranch life. Van Horn Texas Cowboy and "agritainer", Bob Kinford (web, blog, facebook, twitter) shares his accounts of cowboy lifestyle through his books like Cowboy Romance (Amazon) -- the lastest addition to my Readings and Ruminations booklist. … Continue reading Cowboy Romance (of horsesweat and hornflies)
Benefits of Mowing Livestock Pastures | Part 2
Why do livestock producers mow pastures? As a follow-up to yesterday's post, we'll explore how mowing livestock pastures from a forage management perspective can be beneficial. Benefits of Mowing Livestock Pastures The following is a guest contribution from Jesse Bussard, a graduate student at the University of Kentucky I was posed the question, “Why do … Continue reading Benefits of Mowing Livestock Pastures | Part 2