http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:43:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I feel the need to spread a little bit of sunshine on the blog today because that's exactly what the weather has been like for us all week! Finally, a little sunshine and dry weather to bring some optimism to the farmers and ranchers as they harvest crops ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/11/05/masters-of-beef-advocacy-spotlight-scott-niess/ Have you heard of Heifer International? One of my best friends is taking a non-profit organization course at South Dakota State University, and he was excited to tell me all about this program. Through the years, I have heard it mentioned in passing conversations, but I never ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/11/04/pass-on-the-gift-heifer-international/ This blog is beginning to feel like a tabloid as I report the ridiculous stunts the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) continues to pull to push forward their number one agenda of abolishing American animal agriculture. However, I feel its increasingly important for producers to understand ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/11/03/hsus-reveals-true-characters-in-words-and-guns-speech/ Former television game show host Bob Barker, who ended episodes of "The Price is Right" by asking viewers to spay and neuter their pets, donated $1 million to Drury University to establish a professorship on animal rights that he hopes will lead to a full undergraduate degree program, writes ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/11/02/bob-barker-donates-to-develop-animal-rights-major-at-drury-university/ Today, my dad and I are headed up the road to Artesian, S.D. to help our neighbors wean their calves for today's sale in town. I think it's a great resource to team up with neighbors, whether it be borrowing equipment or sharing labor forces. Anyway, it ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/10/29/a-vets-perspective-on-the-animal-care-debate/ It's a busy day at our operation today. Later this afternoon, we will be loading up our sale cattle to market in town. For the better part of the last two weeks, we have been sifting through the calves to select our replacement heifers and the bulls we ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/10/28/loading-up-calves-dishing-about-ohios-issue-2/ I'll admit that, as of late, I haven't been feeling exactly positive about the state of the beef industry today. What with the cold, wet weather conditions slowing up harvest and making muddy lots, it hasn't been the best of times this past month. And, I'll be ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/10/27/count-your-many-blessings/ Women in agriculture are unsung heroes. When a woman vows to marry a farmer, she knows she is also marrying the operation, too, including the cattle, sheep, hogs, crops, hay and all of the work that goes with it. When marrying into farm life, she knows she will ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/10/26/the-true-unsung-heroes-women-in-agriculture/ Rain. Rain. Rain. It seems to be the theme for 2009. Some of you are begging for a drop of rain, and some of us are just wishing it would go away already. In South Dakota, we continue to fight the rain, trying to get the crops ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/10/22/whats-it-like-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/ At times, it feels like the general consumer doesn't understand what we do on our farms and ranches. In the past few years, it has become evident that the public mistrusts the American farmer and rancher, which is unfortunate, because we have the same worries and concerns as they ... http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/10/21/farmers-on-list-of-americas-most-dangerous-jobs/