Part 10: Finally, the final post to this series of the 10 Greatest Beef Innovations, originally posted by Farm Progress in their Beef Producer section. I saved this one for last because I believe it rings clearer today than ever before: Stockmanship. At least it should. Our not-so-much-friends from the animal rights groups are pointing […]
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Branding Cattle in Colorado
I’ve had some questions about branding cattle, so I thought I would share some facts along with pictures from our recent branding cattle work with weaned calves. What is a brand for? A brand is a permanent identification marker. Each ranch or cattle-owner has their own unique brand to identify their cattle. My state doesn’t […]
Veggies intruding your mail
Pamela Anderson is on a postage stamp. But it’s not for what you think. According to Drovers, back in September, the U.S. Postal Service announced that living people would now be eligible to be featured on stamps. The Postmaster General said, “This change will enable us to pay tribute to individuals for their achievements while […]
Livestock ID/traceability important for export markets
When I was in Japan in July for the Nebraska corn-fed beef mission with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), we had the chance to visit a large and very nice supermarket. In that supermarket, it specifically partitioned out the different countries that the meat was from: U.S. beef in one section; Aussie beef right […]
Food follow-up
There has been a lot of follow-up and discussions about last week’s Food Dialogues in conjunction with the Town Hall style-meetings that the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance hosted. Findings of two national surveys about food and how it is grown and raised were released during these dialogues. The surveys focused separately on the opinions, […]
Because it’s Friday…
…I have to share my new favorite obsession. Wordle. Or Pinterest, but today it’s Wordle. Wordle basically creates a pile of words, and you can direct your blog feed to it (or copy and paste a bunch of words) to create your Wordle with the most common words of that blog. Here is my Ag […]
When did agriculture become a dirty word?
For the first time in history – agriculture has come together and formed the United State Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) to start the conversation and answer Americans’ questions about how food. But when did agriculture become such a dirty word to consumers, the media, ourselves?? Farmers & ranchers want everyone to know how food […]
Support eating local by expanding definition of local
I wanted to share this article written by my uncle in response to an “Eat Local! Week” in Boulder, Colorado. He told me, “I was rather amazed that the leaders of their local food movement only consider Boulder County as their local environment. Unless they tear out their patios to raise more sweet corn, they […]
The Pioneer Woman | Agvocate
Thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law, Lindsay, for introducing me to The Pioneer Woman and her blog. P-Dub, as she sometimes calls herself, is a self-proclaimed city girl now ranch-wife and mom. She is an excellent writer, shares about homeschooling, cooks healthy and hearty food, and a great photographer. But what I love most about her […]
Know a {California} farmer
“Get to know your food, flowers, and fiber by getting to know the people behind them. Meet the real farmers and ranchers from across California who grow things that make life possible.” I wish every state had a website like California does. Have you checked out http://www.knowacaliforniafarmer.com/? It’s an amazing site with 180 videos of […]
