Cattle
Life with cattle
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It Takes a Rope to Lead a Cow
After blogging about the difference between a farmer and a rancher, I want to tell you a little story about an incident that happened a few years back. Quite a few years back actually. We had a cow that was having difficulties calving and we needed to get her into the corral so we could help her. She did not want help and there was no way she was going into the corral. After running her around in circles, or she was running us around, I asked my Farmer if maybe we could rope her. He’s first reaction was, “What good would that do!? Once we get a rope on…
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The Difference between a Farmer and a Rancher.
What is the difference between a farmer and a rancher? I hear this question a lot. In my blog posts, I am always going back and forth when it comes to calling our place a farm or a ranch. Which, for some people, might seem confusing. We grow crops and we have cows. Both a farmer and a rancher can have cows and either can grow crops. So lets see if I can clear things up, clear as mud anyhow, when it comes to telling if a person is a farmer or a rancher and why I know my Farmer is a farmer. A Farmer or a Rancher. Here are…
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Agriculture is an important part of our everyday lives
One of the reasons I started this blog was for agricultural education. So far, I have mostly just been sharing my personal stories. Today I would like to launch the first of a new label, AG ED 101. Years ago, I attended an Ag in the Classroom workshop. This class really opened my eyes on how important agriculture is. That’s when I went from a farmer’s wife to a proud farmer’s wife and a proud part of the Agriculture industry. After attending the workshop I started going to the local schools and talking about agriculture and how it affects our everyday lives. This is one of the stories from the…
