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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…
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mufffins
My Farmer loves these muffins! He loves them with his morning coffee. He says the little bit of chocolate with his coffee in the morning taste absolutely wonderful. I think he wants to say they taste heavenly, but that’s not a word he would say out loud. Since this is a pumpkin recipe, fall is the common time to think about making these. However, my Farmer likes them so much, I make them year round. They are his favorite “grab something and I’m out the door” food. He says they are way better then a granola bar. In the summer time, the muffin is just enough to hold him over…
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Who gets to stay and who goes to town…..determined by a preg test
I helped my Farmer preg test some old cows the other day. Most ranches do this every year. We do not. My Farmer usually is pretty aware of which cows are open (not pregnant), but this year we had a few that he wasn’t sure about; so comes the need for the preg test. How do we preg test a cow you may ask. No, we do not have them pee on a stick. Preg testing a cow is done by literally sticking your arm inside the cow and feeling for a calf. Such a glamorous job. As I said, I helped my Farmer. I ran the chute. He stuck…
