Animal Health

It’s Calving Season

It’s Calving Season

It's currently calving season on our farm, and many other farmers have either begun or are approaching the start of their own calving seasons! Although it involves hard work, this period is exceptionally rewarding for every cow-calf producer. This is the moment we've...

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Beef in a Healthy Diet

Beef in a Healthy Diet

January is a time when we often focus on self-improvement. Let beef be a part of your healthy 2024. When my father-in-law was recovering from heart surgery years ago, we received information and a heart-healthy cookbook that included beef. Beef is packed with 10...

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Nurturing the Land & Livestock on Our Farm

Nurturing the Land & Livestock on Our Farm

Rotational Grazing: Nurturing the Land & Livestock on Our Farm On the farm, farmers utilize a method of cattle grazing that not only benefits the livestock but also contributes to the long-term health of the land. It's called rotational grazing, a practice...

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Is That Garlic I Smell?

Is That Garlic I Smell?

When you scoop up a handful of cattle feed normally, you will smell scents of molasses, bread (from the distiller’s grain) and hay. However, during fly season you might smell garlic. Fly season is one of many seasons farmers and ranchers have in addition to the...

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Facts not Fear: Meatless Movement

Facts not Fear: Meatless Movement

As a registered dietitian and chef, I am often asked about plant-based diets and the rising popularity of the meatless movement. With new meat substitutes now more readily available in grocery stores and the development of public campaigns that discourage meat...

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Caring for Cattle Through the Seasons

Caring for Cattle Through the Seasons

As farmers, we care about our cattle, and their welfare is very important to us. We want our cattle to be healthy so they are productive and aid in our goal of providing high quality beef to tables across the state. The weather is a big factor in how often our cattle...

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Cattle: The Ultimate Upcyclers

Cattle: The Ultimate Upcyclers

I have had a love for animals and a desire to live on a farm since I was a child.  Little did I know my adult life would be spent caring for animals on a farm as I raised a family with my husband.  For the past 41 years I went from knowing very little about raising...

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