I was planning on blogging again after school started, which was last week. I have all kinds of topics that I’d like to cover. This post was not on that list. This is going to be my rebuttal piece to “The Top Above and Beyond traits of a Farm Wife” that I read on FarmtalkContinue reading “Traits of a Great Farm Spouse”
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Agproud Q. 6 Charity
Question 6. What cause do you care about and how have you supported your favorite charity? My wife and I strongly feel it is important to help kids. Roughly one in seven kids in our area does not have enough food to eat. Over the years we have helped with several fund drives to helpContinue reading “Agproud Q. 6 Charity”
Shoo Fly
Every year there are numerous articles about fly control. All of them revolve around using some kind of gimmick for control. Now it’s no mystery why these freebee publications will only write about gimmicks that siphon money out of the pockets of cattle producers. It helps them sell advertising space. They probably also don’t realizeContinue reading “Shoo Fly”
Daddy’s Day of All Stars
When my daughter was four she went through a phase where she was afraid of bugs. It didn’t matter what we said to her about bugs, she was terrified. At the time we also had what we called “Daddy’s Day”. On this day she’d spend most of the day with me, and all of itContinue reading “Daddy’s Day of All Stars”
My Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Six or seven years ago I was asked to be part of an interview that included several other producers from around the country. The topic was focused on young producers and what our competitive advantage was due the region we each lived in. It was mostly they typical stuff you’d expect. One guy mentioned heContinue reading “My Sustainable Competitive Advantage”
Pitfalls of Good Stockmanship
I can’t ever stress enough the importance of great stockmanship. Over time as I have improved my skills I have noticed there are a few pitfalls People will get mad. I was helping a registered cattle breeder prepare for his bull sale. He wanted to catch a special cow to have on display for customersContinue reading “Pitfalls of Good Stockmanship”
Mr Cattlemaster 