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 guess what we are looking at… When you hear Egret or Heron, what comes to mind? Tall, lanky birds with long, dark colored beaks, wading around water sources, looking for fish. … Continue reading Photo Friday: Cow Birds
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?
Photo Friday: Feral Hogs
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… It's been said that Arkansans go "Hog Wild," especially during football season, but these razorbacks are no laughing matter. Feral hogs are … Continue reading Photo Friday: Feral Hogs
Rise and Shine
Do you ever want just five more minutes in the morning? Maybe its just too cold. Or maybe that alarm went off just as you were about to set the last dam in the irrigation ditches. Whatever it may be, I am sure we've all had those mornings where we just can't get going. Honestly, … Continue reading Rise and Shine
Photo Friday: Water Logged
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… Much of our pasture land is in a flood plain, or as we refer to it the bottoms. Down along the sloughs, … Continue reading Photo Friday: Water Logged
Photo Friday: Organic Fertilizer
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... Chicken Litter, or composted poultry house bedding and manure. Driving through the back roads and state highways of Arkansas, there is that … Continue reading Photo Friday: Organic Fertilizer
I’m Holding a What?!?
So I posted this photo at the end of my post yesterday, I got a few concerned comments, and I love it. I gotta go a little AgNerd on ya and say that placentas are kind of intriguing. How can something that forms from nothing provide an environment for a developing fetus, act as the … Continue reading I’m Holding a What?!?
Wordless Wednesday: Arkansas Cattle AgFact
Captured this photo the other day as I turned out a bull to clean up some cows for fall calving. Thought it was cool. In the spirit of my "Stamps on Ag Facts" series, I will share an Arkansas Ag Fact with you today. According to the 2007 Ag Census numbers, Arkansas is home to … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday: Arkansas Cattle AgFact
Wordless Wednesday:Ranch Sunsets
Needless to say watching the sunset is something that makes me AgProud. Here are few scenes from recent excursions. Photos are a great way to tell others why you are AgProud. Share with me a photo that depicts why you are AgProud and you will be entered to win a free pair of Justin boots … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday:Ranch Sunsets
Wordless Wednesday: What a Day on the Farm!
via What a Day!. Do you have some photos from just an unbelievable day? Share them with me or on the I am Agriculture Proud Facebook group!