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Category Archives: livestock care
Wildfires Stir Emotion in the Flyover States
“The flyover states, nothing exciting ever happens there. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to live down there.” This statement came from a fellow passenger as I was flying from California to Missouri a while back. I simply smiled and told the lady I … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, America's Heartland, family, livestock care, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged #COwildfires, #flyover, #flyoverstate, #KSWildfires, #OKwildfires, #prayer, #strong, #TXwildfires, #wildfires, cattle, cow, farmer, farmers, Missouri, pigs, rancher, ranchers, tornado
13 Comments
Anxiety on the Farm & Jury Duty
When a livestock farmer is called for jury duty, anxiety sets in. This happened to my husband last night. Kevin came in from working at 9:30 p.m. and he found the letter requesting his presence at the county court house … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, food, government, livestock care, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, animal care, cancer, cancersucks, cattle, cows, dad, family, farm, farmers, feed, foodd, government, hogs, livestock, moms, Soybeans, work
10 Comments
My Farm My Story
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a new video series called “My Farm My Story” and our family farm was chosen to be one of the featured farms. I spent part of a day a few months back being interviewed and explaining how our farm works. It … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, education, family, food, livestock care, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, animal care, antibiotic, cattle, corn, family, farm, farmers, food, foodd, hogs, hormone-free, livestock, mom
4 Comments
It’s Been a LONG Time!
It’s been over a year since I have blogged and I feel a little guilty. A lot has happened on our farm over the last year. Our beans didn’t get planted last year due to the extreme amounts of rain. That was depressing! … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, family, livestock care, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged agriculture, animal care, cattle, cows, family, farm, food, football, hogs, kids, livestock, mom, pigs, softball, weather
6 Comments
The Joy of Winter on the Farm
I love living on our farm and I’m glad my kids get to experience farm life. The older they get the more they realize winter isn’t as much fun as it used to be. Winters are normally long on the farm, … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, livestock care, weather
Tagged #realpigfarming, cattle, farm, foodd, hogs, joy, kids, snow, spring, weather, winter
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The Wish of a Farmer
Many times I get asked what it’s like to live on a farm. Sometimes it’s difficult to explain to others what it’s like, it’s hard to describe in words what is in my heart when it comes to farming. I don’t feel like I can adequately describe … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, food, livestock care, weather
Tagged agchat, agricuture, family, farm life, farmer's final wish, foodd, livestock, retire, tornado, tractors, weather
5 Comments
PEDV – Here’s Your Sign!
I am pretty aggravated tonight so forgive me now if I am a little blunt in this post. I’ve had a long day, and I know many other moms are feeling tired just like I am tonight. When I came … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, education, family, food, livestock care, Uncategorized
Tagged #PEDV, ag, agchat, Biosecurity, Canada, dads, farm, food, foodd, Here's Your sign, hogs, homework, kids, moms, Sign
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I’m Sorry We Don’t Have a Normal Life
Every once in a while Kevin will tell me, “I’m sorry we don’t have a normal family life.” I always smile when he says that because I don’t think anyone has a ‘normal’ family life. On days like today our … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, livestock care, weather
Tagged agriculture, chore truck, cold, family, farm, foodd, heat, hogs, humid, Michelin Man, snow, weather
9 Comments
The Food Knowledge Gap
This last week I heard someone talking about a recent hospital visit a family member had. A nurse, who was providing care for the person, told them they needed to eat only organic food because it was healthier. The nurse … Continue reading
Farming Differences – It’s OK to be Different!
In the last two weeks I have had a couple of my farming friends contact me about some issues in agriculture. The issues have been a little different but the overall theme was the same. I was reluctant to write … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, food, livestock care, Uncategorized
Tagged agchat, cattle, coexist, conventional farming, diversity, farm, food, foodd, hogs, hormone-free, niche farming, orgainc, pigs, pork
4 Comments
