In earlier posts I showed how we tattoo ears to identify individual rabbits. But tattoos on bananas? There is a reason! Recently I ordered an “EZ Tatt” – a tattoo pen that allows for touching up faded or incomplete tattoos as well as tattoo identification of ears for the first time. So what’s with...
I receive email from many sources. Comments on pages, mailing lists, social media all bring forth offers of a variety of types. But today I got a new one…one that made me wonder “are we really that lost?” From New York City it’s the science of happy. Happify is led by a group of...
So it’s been widely discussed, insulted, criticized and not very much supported when CEO Mike Jeffries talked about their target audience. This is their market, followed through with models must work for them then get picked to model. This insures young model hopefuls are in their stores, no matter their sales talent. “In every...
I see, on a regular basis, reports online that farms aren’t regulated when the truth is far from that. A friend with a larger hog farm must maintain feed purchase records similar to a feed store – she’s not reselling but it falls under the requirements to do so. When we look at offering...
Today’s agriculture is in many ways a pass or fail business. It doesn’t matter what skin color or size someone is – it’s how can you get the job done. In many ways, however, there are things that can bother women agnerds that you might not consider. And it would pay to consider! Especially...
Forty years ago an equine red monster stomped all over the track record when winning the Kentucky Derby. He is one of the most beloved of horses of a generation of people, some say the greatest of all time. It seems like just last week, but the beautiful chestnut son of Bold Ruler has...
I’ve seen conversations where someone with livestock mentions using a probiotic in the feed and receives condemnation for feeding antibiotics to make people sick. Although they sound similar, they’re widely different. One type of probiotic is Probios, which lists this description on their website: The word “probiotics” literally means “for life” and is the...
Recently I’ve talked about ag protection laws, celebrity support of invasion of privacy, transparency and a host of other topics. I see support of the use of drones to run surveillance – trespass! – on farms even if it harms the animals (livestock spooked through fences for one). I see thousands of comments of...
Most people would say no it’s not ok to lie. Others say it depends. Others say yes it is – we have to in order to get what we want. So does that make it right? We have non GMO, mostly heirloom options but folks don’t want to talk about that! They want to...
April 27 will probably not mean much to those outside of our area, but it’s a time that challenged us and will live on in the minds of those remembering those lost on that day. A clip from the weather folks who did what they could to prevent the loss of life. James Spann...
