Today was cold. Despite the fidget temperatures and working outside for most of the day I have managed to stay comfortably warm by wearing layers of clothes and of course taking a couple breaks to warm back up. Weighing on my mind all day was the fact that the temperatures are supposed to get even […]
1 Comment. Continue Reading...Growing up on a farm, one of my biggest responsibilities was tending to the animals in our family’s care. At times livestock can be unpredictable in ways that are both amusing and frustrating, but much like a parent cares for thUeir child I cannot think of a moment that my top priority was not in […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...How many cows do I have? This is a question that I face quite often. The simple answer, of course, is that I have no cows. While my grandfather often talked about a few shorthorn cows he and his grandfather raised on our farm there were no cows on our farm while I was growing […]
8 Comments. Continue Reading...Recently a good friend I met online, Ryan Goodman, asked an interesting question on his popular blog Agriculture Proud: “How would you farm differently if a total stranger (non-farmer/rancher) followed you around all day?” I found this an interesting question. My first response was that I would do nothing different but after thinking about how […]
7 Comments. Continue Reading...Thanks to Zachary Bray for sharing his thoughts on the recent undercover video linking McDonalds to animal cruelty and how it effects his families poultry farm. Zachary can be found on his newly formed blog, From Cubicle To Corral To whom it may concern: My name is Zachary Bray. I’m a young, beginning farmer. On […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...There is a new movement afoot throughout rural America. Every fall, millions of farmers climb In their combine, head to the field and harvest their crops. Over the past couple of years, though, farmers began to add to this annual tradition by embracing a new type of technology: Social Media! Farmers are outfitting themselves with leather gloves, steel-toed boots […]
3 Comments. Continue Reading...I’m not sure who may read this and knowing some of you may not know me, I want to start this off by introducing myself. I am a fifth generation grain and beef farmer from Ohio. My daily responsibilities on our family’s farm vary immensely from day to day, but in the end, each day […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...Like most kids growing up I always loved to dream and talk about what I wanted to be when I grew up. For me there was never any question, I was going to be a farmer. I have always wanted that. I lived in a rural area; even so I was the only kid […]
3 Comments. Continue Reading...Well it has been a long time since we last posted on here but there has been a lot going on and not much time to relax and take it easy. So let me up date you on what has been happening, we have almost finished planting everything it was a rough year and there […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...In catching up with a good friend and neighbor over the weekend an interesting conversation arose about the American diet and how we as a country are overweight. It was very interesting to hear what my neighbor had to say about me, and why I am lucky. Below is the conversation that took place: […]
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