by Karin L. | Dec 20, 2019 | Keeping & Raising Ruminants
“I want to raise cows. Where do I begin? What do I need to know? If this question is on your mind as you look into the venture of raising bovines, you’re certainly not alone. This is a very common inquiry that most beginning farmers like to ask. What...
by Karin L. | Apr 3, 2019 | Ruminations Blog
I’ve gotten to that point in time–or maybe my life–where I just cannot go reading a study and believe it to be factually true. I honestly don’t care how many authors have signed their names to it, or whether it hails from some prestigious...
by Karin L. | Apr 2, 2019 | Keeping & Raising Ruminants
When you have a cow, you gotta know not only how to feed it, but what to feed it. Problem is, there’s a surprising amount of misinformation that exists out there–Internet sites, videos, even podcasts–just on feeding cows alone. I can’t...
by Karin L. | Mar 8, 2019 | Ruminations Blog
Does it really take more land to produce grass-fed (pasture-based) beef compared with grain-fed (feedlot)? That’s an experiment I was willing to take on that you’ll read about more below. The results may surprise you. I have a hypothesis that I want to...
by Karin L. | Mar 5, 2019 | Ruminations Blog
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damn lies, and statistics.” –Mark Twain. A way of saying that you can lie and use statistics, and you can tell the truth and use statistics. With regards to this animal versus plant-based land-use argument, the...