We use antibiotics as a tool, but we do so carefully. And over time, we make sure to improve using the latest technologies and medicines to give our cattle the best care. Our family, and our industry, has taken steps to reduce the need for antibiotics. Here’s a list: Our herd health plan helps prevent […]
“…’Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” -Mark 12:31- The wind is blowing hard again today. It feels all too familiar of that horribly windy day last week which brought with it fire that changed so many peoples’ lives. My heart has been heavy for the ranchers who lost cattle, fences, their livelihood […]
I didn’t intend for this to correlate with Earth Day, but it seems like a pretty good fit to show my new compost bin today to celebrate doing better for our planet. Since moving to the country, having a bigger garden and not having a garbage disposal, I’ve been researching how to make my own […]
Agriculture just can’t get a break from the EPA. First, this past December and January, corn farmers and agribusiness alike were sending in comments to the Environmental Protection Agency to oppose EPA’s proposed changes in the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that would affect corn-ethanol production and much of the Midwest’s economy. Now, a draft report […]
Sustainability. The environment. Producing more with less. These are all buzzwords in agriculture that are important not only to the consumers demanding sustainable, environmentally friendly food and co-products, but to the farmers and ranchers producing their food and co-products. Farmers and ranchers care so much about this, that they invest dollars into research and education, […]
In the next several weeks, farmers across the U.S. will begin planting and cultivating their crops for the 2013 harvest. With the 2012 drought still looming, this is a little scary. You can put a seed in the ground, but what does it need to grow? Water, nutrients, sunlight. And more water. And not to […]
What is your attention span? Mine – especially for videos – is usually around 2 minutes. And that’s only if it’s good and I don’t skip on before it’s over. This video I’m posting about today is 22:20 and it felt like only 2 minutes. There is a new video circling the Internet (I found […]
I’m feeling grateful this Friday. Despite the cold and bitter winter conditions, the ranch received some much needed moisture this week. The ranch in Eastern Colorado is where the green star is on this map – right in the middle of the dark red, Exceptional Drought. We like to view our ranch as “exceptional”, but […]
Here we go, another blame on agriculture for something that I believe is far-fetched. On the Scientific American website, an article relates modern tooth decay to have originated in the mouth of a rodent (sick.), and found its way to our teeth – get this – thanks to agriculture. Apparently, according to the article, the […]
“Beef’s Raw Edges”: a series of 16 stories that ran over three-consecutive days recently in the Kansas City Star. This series raised plenty of serious issues including beef safety, nutrition, the use of antibiotics and growth promotants and the environmental impact of feedyards. These issues are all important to their readers – however they have […]
