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What do you do when a cow breaks her leg?
In life often times, shit happens. This is also true on a dairy farm. Sunday morning we were starting to enjoy a sunny and incredibly warm day when I got a text that we had a "Down" cow. A down cow is ...
I’m here to dispel one of the rumors going around about farmers.
There are a lot of lies, half truths and rumors out there about farms and farmers. The one that I have been thinking about a lot lately is one that is near and dear to my heart. It is such ...
Dehorning dairy calves- The how and why of horns.
I hate dehorning dairy calves. I also hate taking my kids in to the doctor for shots. However I know that the future health and well being of both my cows and my kids means that sometimes there is a ...
Cows Get Report Cards?
'Tis the season... No I don't mean Thanksgiving or Christmas... I mean 'tis the season for finals, presentations and the ever important parent-teacher conferences. If you're a parent or a student you ...