Black Swan Event Visits NE

This past week much of Nebraska experienced an event that one simply could not predict. We can imagine that a future flood event may be two times worse than the last worse flood BUT it could be ten times worse! We simply do not…

Eating Animals – Movie

The Eating Animals movie trailer opens with views of shiny metal buildings, manure lagoons, a cattle feed yard and caged poultry.   A voice asks,  “Is this farming?” and then finishes with “I say no.” Doug and Sheila will view “Eating Animals” this weekend…

Pesky Bugs on the Outside

Our previous post covered how we deal with bugs that bother our herd on the inside.  Everyone is probably more familiar with those pesky bugs that bother our cows on the outside.  Yes, cows come with a fly swatter on their hind end, but…

Pesky Bugs on the Inside

We are not talking about that fly in your house!  What about those bugs that live inside our cattle? Prior to becoming Animal Welfare Approved, we didn’t think much about the bugs inside our cows.  We had heard about using a microscope to check…

2017 Pasturegrazed Beef

We continue to learn and adapt to raising beef in nature’s image.  Our Animal Welfare Approved and Certified Grassfed beef are not pampered.  These steers were never separated from the rest of the herd and fed a high energy diet to lay on fat. …