Loading cows

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Last Thursday evening, I loaded up three cows that I would be taking to the processor early Friday morning, and the entire process took about ten minutes. It was quick and easy. Now when you hear most folks talk about sorting and loading cows, you hear horror stories about how difficult it can be. “That steer wouldn’t load, that heifer went crazy, this calf hollered all night,” and so on. To be clear, we have experienced that too, but not Read More

It Matters

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It matters how we treat the earth. We are to be good stewards and leave the land better than we found it. It matters how we raise our animals. Our animals should be allowed to express their natural proclivities. It matters how we treat our bodies. Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made. It matters how we farm. Do no harm.