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The Conversationalist…
I feel much more comfortable sitting at my computer writing blog posts than mingling and socializing at a social event. While I am not shy (my kids constantly remind me that I have an opinion about...
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Movie Night With Feed Yard Foodie…
It has been a while since I posted a video clip from the goings on at the feed yard… The YouTube video link below shows me taking cattle out of the pen for an exercise session… If nothing else, it …...
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Take the Feed Yard Foodie Cattle Handling Challenge!
I come from a long line of teachers. My beloved Grannie taught 4th grade for 40+ years, and my amazing mom is still stimulating and educating young high school minds on the art of literary critique...
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Cattle Handling 101…
Well, it is a good thing that I became a feed yard manager instead of a teacher! Although it appears that some of you watched the video, only four of you took the interactive challenge. Many thanks...
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Megan’s Dirt and Fun Before the Sun…
After almost three months of summer vacation, my three girls went back to school yesterday. While we are all looking forward to having more of a routine to our days, I have to admit that I will miss...
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Animal Welfare–The Great Sea of Confusion!
When I learned that I was pregnant with my first child, I went looking for information on pregnancy. I’ll never forget standing in a book store in Omaha open-mouthed and shocked at how many different...
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Beef Quality Assurance: Holistic Care…
This Thanksgiving holiday, my daughter Megan spent every morning with me at the feed yard. I love it when the girls have a break from school because it makes my day to have one of them tag along with...
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Together We Are Stronger…
I was first introduced to the concept of consumer outreach when I received the National Beef Quality Assurance Producer of the Year award in 2009. I did not realize it at the time, but the award was...
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Proving That We Care…
Just a couple of weeks ago, a social media friend forwarded me an email that she had received from a reader. The email was a cry for help from a fellow mom. It seems that her daughter, after...
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Audits…
Sometime between my 2nd and 3rd visits to Florida to see my parents this fall, the feed yard had its final internal Progressive Beef Audit for 2013. In total, my cattle farm is audited three times in...
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