Vet Feed Directive

Another week of pictures. I got a few hours off today. I love when I get time off and can get a lot done around our house. There's a lot that gets behind during the week. 

The first couple are of us waiting to preg check cows. It's expensive to keep and feed cattle. If they are not bred, we cull them from the herd. 

There are a lot of changes that occur in the agriculture industry. A group that I'm involved with and very passionate about is the Jackson Heights FFA Alumni, hosted an informational meeting about new rules regarding feeding medicated feed. Our Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Chad Bontrager, a Holton native, talked about the opportunities and challenges faces agriculture. 

Then Dr. Tim Parks spoke about the new rules with the Vet Feed Directive. A rule that will make producers have a prescription to feed any antibiotics in the feed. 

The rest are photos with me and livestock around our farm. 

Still lots to do tonight. Hope you all are having a great day. Enjoy your week! 

Lots of Pictures!

Happy Sunday! Hope your weekend is going great! So lots of pictures to catch up on! 

Matt and I helped my parents walk cattle down the rode to their winter pastures. Kayla and I took the time to take a selfie!

Abilene, of course, had to be involved. This was a full UTV!

This is very dangerous! DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME! Matt, being super lazy was eating cheetos and driving with his feet. We were going slow following the cattle, but still!

Rough day! Bad picture, but Abilene is fast asleep!

Just like humans supplement their diet with vitamins and minerals, we supplement our cattle's diet with protein to maintain their body condition scores. 

This is our pet cow. I take selfies with her all the time. Had to get one with her baby too!

To winterize all our equipment (examples: sprayer, power washers, etc) we use windshield wiper fluid and run it through it. This is what my cart looked like in Walmart. Kind of hard to push it through the store. 

This is a video of how we grind the ear corn to feed to the calves. A process for sure!

I love when he actually smiles in pictures! This was a brief special moment when I got to ride with him. He brought me lunch and then he "drove". Except we have auto steer so he just sat there, but it was a great gesture!

It's that time of year for the cows to be on stalks, cleaning up everything the combine left. 

Lots of birthdays and anniversaries in our lives right now. This is my parents, with their 2 grandchildren, with the cake that Kristen made them for their 29th anniversary. Kayla, Garett, Kristen and Dad all had birthday in October and November. 

My meal I made with the special rose I got from Dillons. We were just walking out and a lady asked if I wanted a rose. I picked pink rose to remind me of my Grandma. She loved pink roses. It's the little things in life that make it worth the living. It's still alive, more than a week later. It's so special!

Anyway...I'm spending time with my niece and nephew and sister and mom so I'm going to get back to them! Hope you have an absolutely great week!