Today's dairy cows are far more comfortable and productive than they used to be. Dairymen strive to offer similar comforts to cows as cities offer to humans, yet the unfortunate thing is we get lambasted by society for it.
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Archives for Cattle
It’s Really Not a “Rape Rack”
PETA says these stanchions are referred to by the industry as a "rape rack" but the truth is that only animal activists refer to stanchions in that way. Let's talk about what stanchions are really all about.
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Why Private Property Rights Matter to the Future of Food and Beef
Farms and ranches have the unique position of being between federally held wildlife areas and national parks and urban settlements. The history of property ownership has much to do with the values of our country and the...
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A Conversation With Kids About Cattle Production
Frankness is one of the greatest traits in middle school students and probably one of the personality quirks that drives their parents to the brink. I have taught middle school for the majority of my career and am currently teaching online students from my home on the family farm and ranch in northeastern Colorado.
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The Not-So-Glamorous Side of Ranching
Everyone has the idea that ranching is all about saddling up a horse and gathering cattle in beautiful country - well, it is just that, some of the time.
The rest of the year we are slaving away fixing fence, repairing water lines, feeding hay, loading salt, and everything in between.
We typically feed a minimum of seventy-four tons...
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From Pasture to Plate:
A Glimpse into the “Secret World” of Cattle Production by Nicole Sykes Hormones. Antibiotics. Natural beef. Grass-fed. Feedlot. These are all words that are floating around in articles, the news, and clogging up your news feed on social media. But for those not involved in the cattle industry, they spark fear and questions on what is true and what is
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