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Determining Antibiotic Use in the Feedlot
With all the talk of antibiotic use in livestock I thought I’d share the process of selecting, pulling, treating, and rehabilitation of sick cattle. First, in every feedlot there is a crew of pen...
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#pluckEZchicken, Squabbling Farmers, and Zilmax
I’ve been pretty busy this past week packing and whatnot but I wanted to muse over a few things that have been consuming my thoughts lately. First off is the whole pluckEZchicken movement. I think it’s...
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Everyone’s an expert
A few months ago when I decided to get active in social media and start sharing my views, I kept coming across a buzzword that was on the tip of everyone’s tongue :agvocacy. Initially, I thought this...
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Cow Dog Training: Day 1
Lesson 1: You aren’t going in until you remember what down means.
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Sunday Column: When summer's over
Reblogged from Meanwhile, back at the ranch...: The hay is baled up and waiting to be moved out of the fields. he hot sun is starting to turn the leaves on the trees a little bit lighter. The cattails...
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Cow Dog Training: Day 2
Lesson 2: Shut up and let the dog work. They can do it way better than you or I.
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The Feedlot Special Olympics: A guide on how to effectively lower animal...
Last month, I competed in the Zoetis Feedlot Challenge. It’s a feedlot competition in southern Alberta where teams from various feedlots demonstrate their processing and pen checking prowess, and their...
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I’m done with #donewithAW
When my buddy Derek first sent me the link to A&W’s better beef website, I really didn’t give it much thought. They promoted beef raised without implants or antibiotics, which isn’t exactly my cup...
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Questioning Cattle Deaths in South Dakota
Reblogged from Pretty Work: I've been reading through blog posts about the aftermath of last weeks winter storm in South Dakota. I came across a couple of news articles on CNN and NBC News sites....
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Ask A Farmer: Use of Antibiotics in Cattle Feedlots
Reblogged from Agriculture Proud: Last week, I brought forward some Food For Thought on the issue of antibiotic use in livestock. The concerns surrounding an increase in antibiotic resistance seem to...
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