I had thought that I had said it all in the original hub "Agriculture Isn't All About The Money," but after reading an answer to a question posted on Answers.com (and which I had to delete and rewrite because most of the answer was incorrect...
In continuation from the hub What's Right With Grass-fed Beef comes the second part to the refutations and arguments expressed in response to the About.com Animal Rights article What's Wrong with Grass-fed Beef. In the hub previous to this I...
A particular article from About.com inspired me to write this hub all in the efforts to defend grass-fed beef from even the most stoic and "knowledgeable" animal rights expert and vegan. The article that was written on About.com was by an Animal...
About.com is a good source of information on anything that doesn't cover agriculture, livestock raising or anything that nature which isn't considered "small farming" or "hobby farming". There's a few scant articles on the history of agriculture in...
There is much talk about the ethics of raising livestock--especially cattle--on pasture versus feedlot and people appraising about how pasture is so much better to raise cattle on versus the "dirty, muddy, overcrowded" feedlots because cattle are...
I have to first admit I am a "dedicated" user of Facebook, even though I am on there only for the couple favorite games and recent news items from various pages I have "liked." Unlike many others though, I am not one to be posting about my daily...
I want to clear some things up and challenge readers' thinking regarding the concerns and comments about agriculture and raising livestock being nothing more than a money-making sector of the economy. I've been noting several comments regarding this...
Red Angus steer Bovinophobia: that's some made-up name for folks who have a "fear of cows." Simply laughable from where this Alberta cowgirl/farmgirl is standing (or sitting). So what is it, exactly? Well, I'll tell you: when someone who ain't...
Since it's Earth Day today, it's time I take the time to dispell some myths that you may have heard of regarding the animal ag industry, particularly the beef industry. Myth: Cows are a major contributor to global warming and greenhouse gas...
Our year begins when we purchase some weaner calves in the fall/winter. They come in a variety of breeds and colours (us being in "Northern" Alberta), and come from either Grande Prairie, Peace River or from around Westlock. Every year is different;...
Wild cats are scary, yet timid creatures, only coming out when they are absolutely sure no human anything else that might come to harm them is around. But, really, you can never tell if there's a feral cat around unless you have one of your trusty...
Autumn Hayfield Though I can't put anything into context yet, nor literally am saying that I am actively doing this or going to do this in a matter of a few weeks (or whenever spring truely arrives), I mean that the challenge of planning out what...
Why vegans want to even think that they have the upper hand to environmental issues is, to me, completely ludicrous. Sure they're saying that their being "selfless" by not eating animals, since it is "an infringement of their rights" to slaughter,...
Without trying to get too "sciency" on you, there are several issues in this second-last part of the Debate that I would like to address. These include digestive anatomical differences and health between humans and true herbivores. First though,...
If the media gets so much a whiff of something bad that happened in the animal agricultural industry, like BSE (Mad Cow Disease), slaughter-house horrors, or inhumane treatment of animals, they're on it like a flock of vultures on a dying cow. They...
"Factory farming" is really something that doesn't exist. It is merely a term coined by Animal Rights groups who oppose such massive operations because such farms resemble a factory, however vaguely it really does. "Factory farms" are really...
This vegan vs. omnivore sparring is an ongoing debate that seems to have no end in sight. You can see this debate occurring on many Internet discussion forums, in the comments sections on news articles online magazine articles, hubs, blogs, and of...
Stocker steers on good pasture Good grazing management starts with how you stock your pastures, no matter what species of animals you have or what conditions your pastures are in. How you stock your pastures, however, coincides with what condition...
Healthy pasture = healthy livestock Pasture, by definition, is an area of land utilized by man to feed his livestock without having to be physically feeding them: they feed themselves, through what is called grazing. Grazing is the act of an animal...
The facilities that are built for a particular research station, farm, or ranch are built to accomodate for that particular station, farm or ranch. No two facilities are built the same, and nor should they. The lay-out for every farm and ranch is...
First of all, after reading this answer to this question I have this to say: "they", as in the meat industry, doesn't add a red dye to give that cut of beef that "lovely red colour." If you've seen a hanging carcass of a beef animal, the meat...
Good handling facilities make for good cattle. The less stress, the better. These sort of things are put into consideration when building, renovating, or improving handling facilities. The fact is, most beef cattle would never let you walk up to...
I LOVE calm cattle! This steer was one of THE calmest, best-behaved steers of the herd. There were a few others like him, but he was my favorite. I've been around cattle all my life, and there's just something unexplainable about them that I...
There seems to be a common misconception about BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) among many people these days. In one website that I frequent (Answers.com), I find many questions asking about Mad Cow Disease (BSE), particularly ones that come...
Angus Range Cows First of all, I just want to say this: to those of you who are proud owners of Angus cattle, I mean no offence. I respect the breed myself, and I know what these kind of cattle are capable of, BUT there are a few things I need...
Artificial Insemination or AI is, by definition, the deposition of sperm or spermatozoa in the female genitalia by artificial rather than by natural means, and a tool commonly used in breeding cattle. It is more common in dairy operations than beef,...
There are a few ways that preg-checking can be done. 1. Sight: After the cow has been bred, you will start to see her sides grow as she gets further into pregnancy. By her third trimester she will look like a barrel with a head and four legs....