Feeding Cows on the Night Shift
Got home real late from Salmon, ID, which happens to be our shipping location for UPS. I drove an hour one way down the twisty Salmon River canyon to get those boxes on the truck only to find out that...
View ArticleA Lot at Steak: Quality is Everything
I really like eating steak. But eating the one I did the other night was really difficult. Fact is, I even lost some sleep on it and not because of indigestion… You know, one really cool advantage to...
View ArticleGenetically Modified Alfalfa Dealt a Blow; Grass Fed Organic Beef Producer...
The Capital Press today reported that a Federal District judge in California has ordered an impact study on Roundup Ready alfalfa, a genetically modified organism (GMO). As producers of organic alfalfa...
View ArticleNew Calves – the Start of Grassfed Beef for 2010
Spring on the ranch is the busiest time of year! Fields are being readied for spring, fences being mended, irrigation systems are upgraded, and new calves are being born daily (we are averaging 5 new...
View ArticleFish-friendly Irrigation at Alderspring Ranch
A big project we’re working on this spring is a complete irrigation upgrade on the ranch. The project closes a long irrigation diversion ditch that sourced out of the Pahsimeroi River that we shared...
View ArticleRoundup Ready alfalfa is back
According to Wikapedia, “Roundup is the brand name of a systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide produced by the U.S. company Monsanto and contains the active ingredient glyphosate.” (Read more). (Read...
View ArticleLow Stress Calf Weaning
Weaning is a time of extreme stress for both dam and calf. In most commercial operations, calves are completely separated from dams. Often placed directly on a truck to a feedlot or into...
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Life of a Steer: The Industrial Model
Michael Pollan’s fascinating biography of a steer describes the fate of a steer he purchased from a ranch in South Dakota, and followed through the feedlot and into the packing plant. Pollan’s article...
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Is Beyond Organic Beyond Belief?
I have been seeing the phrase “Beyond Organic” and similar phrases more frequently lately while browsing cyberspace to see what other grass fed producers have been doing. What does it mean? Absolutely...
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Spring Grass Fed Beef
Is spring grass fed beef the best beef? Caryl was perusing a paleo forum yesterday when she read a thread about how a grass fed milk producer was charging 2x as much for their spring milk. And people...
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