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Pasture Grazed vs Grassfed Beef
We use the terms “Pasture Grazed” and “Grassfed” to describe our cattle operation. So what’s the difference? The term grassfed (grass fed, grass-fed) refers to animals that are raised entirely without grain as part of their diet. Cattle are ruminants (have four stomachs) for digestion…
Grazing Stockpiled Grass
In earlier posts we have mentioned cattle grazing stockpiled grass. To explain, “stockpiled” grass is portions of pasture lands that were left un-grazed during the growing season for the specific purpose of grazing those areas during the non-growing season. We are now well into the non-growing season,…
Calves going into winter
Last April and May we posted some photos of our spring born calves. Here we share some recent photos of some cow calf pairs. The calves are looking healthy after a summer of grass and cow milk. As always, you are welcome to contact…
Grazing Snow – Cows eating snow?
We received our first measurable snow fall for 2013 this past week. At our farm near Lincoln Nebraska, we usually have “open” winters, which means our pastures are not covered with snow for long periods of time. When snow does arrive, we expect our cows…
Healthy Cows Eat Dirt
There is actually a term for eating the earth, geophagia (geo = earth; phagia = eating). So what are the health benefits? Minerals Clay absorbs toxins This article from Answers covers more topics than geophagia, scroll down to the section “Eating Dirt” for a little further reading….
