The dairy industry is catching fire once again and back in the negative media spotlight. Let’s get a few things straight.
Category: Agriculture
1 Peter 1:7
If you’re reading this, chances are you heard about the wildfires that ravaged southwest Kansas, northwest Oklahoma, eastern Colorado and the Texas Panhandle last month. If not, here’s a quick recap: on March 6, 2017, and the days following, huge fires broke out in the plains region, destroying millions of acres, thousands of head of … Continue reading 1 Peter 1:7
Why is my calf in a chute?
People that have no experience in the livestock industry often wonder what we do to cattle when they are run through a chute. It doesn’t look very fun to have your head caught between two big metal slides and to be squeezed between two walls. What could we possibly be doing that would require us … Continue reading Why is my calf in a chute?
I Don’t Love My Cows
This is what I hear all of the time from people who have obviously never had anything to do with the livestock industry. My cows are my world. I would do anything for the well-being of my cattle. Let me walk you through my past 3 days. Friday evening, with no warning besides a (passed) … Continue reading I Don’t Love My Cows
Life on a Dairy Farm
As you may have read in my Women in Agriculture post, I worked on a local dairy during most of my high school career. This was my first job and one of the most character-building experiences of my life thus far. When I started out, I was just a beef girl that had minimal dairy … Continue reading Life on a Dairy Farm
Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production
For this post, I stole (with permission!) a good friend's English argumentative paper on antibiotic use in livestock. My friend, Kerstin, did an awesome job clearly stating the facts and educating the reader about what antibiotics are really used for in agriculture. Antibiotics: A Form of Medicine, Not a Marketing Ploy In today’s society, social … Continue reading Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production
Happy National Ag Day!
National Agriculture Day - March 15, 2016
Women in Agriculture
I thought this week was the perfect time to really start this blog. Last week was International Women’s Day, and what better time to celebrate being a woman in agriculture than now? I am not an extreme feminist by any means; I believe in chivalry and I do expect to be treated somewhat differently than … Continue reading Women in Agriculture
Rachel Waggie 