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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Why Do Hog Farmers Keep Their Pigs Inside Barns?
This morning I stumbled across a letter to the editor that does an EXCELLENT job explaining what it is like to raise hogs outdoors. There are several farmers who still use this method of production and I know they are … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, food, livestock care, weather
Tagged animal care, bedding, blizzard, family, heat index, hogs, individual maternity pens, kids, pigs, snow, sow stalls, sows, straw, visitors
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National Agriculture Day Down on the Farm
Yesterday was National Agriculture Day, a day to celebrate agriculture in our country. On our farm, we spent the day caring for our livestock like we do every day on the farm. I began my day at a meeting that … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, family, FFA, livestock care, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged Agday, animal care, cattle, ffa, hogs, illness, meetings, National Agriculture Day, sick, strep throat
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