Become A-FAN Blog
Discussions regarding farming and ranching in Nebraska-
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As I type this, farmers are caring for the soil in their fields. They are either shredding the corn stalks or allowing cows to graze them so there will be less material to try to plant through next spring. Plus, when the stalks get shredded up, they do a better job of working their way into the topsoil and start breaking down as organic matter. Farmers are also contracting crop inputs (seed, fertilizer, weed control) for next year. All of this would be similar to reserving the church and caterer and communicating plans to the wedding party. Some fertilizer can be applied this fall before the snow flies – yep, we just purchased the bridesmaid’s dresses here, girls. They are lovely and they always cost more than we want them to, but, they are absolutely necessary for the perfect wedding.
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Nov 28, 2011Animal Welfare, Beef, Farmers and Ranchers
While I love animals, I love my children more. I believe that harvesting beef animals to feed to my children fulfills my duty as a parent to provide nutritious and wholesome food. It is also my duty as an American farmer to provide food for other people’s children as well as my own. I believe that my beef provides a unique protein source which ensures that my children (and yours) have enough zinc, iron, and protein to grow strong and maintain good health.
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I said ALL TYPES of farmers. I applaud anyone who takes initiative to do the most they can with what they are blessed to have. Isn’t it fascinating that in agriculture, one family can earn a living on 5 or 10 acres, while another families may need 5000 or 10,000 acres (fun fact: there are some places such as parts of Wyoming where one cow requires 65 acres per grazing season just to survive)? Niche markets are perfect for the entrepreneurial folks, while commercial farming is much more suitable for the person who does not enjoy greeting the public or being a sales person; they can just haul their grain to town and call in to have it sold. Fortunately, our world offers plenty of demand for ALL of the products from all types of farms.
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Fall the season of football, falling leaves, Halloween and harvest. Growing up on our family farm I loved harvest time. To some harvest means slow traffic behind tractors and trucks moving from field to field, for others long days but to me it meant combine rides.
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The season has changed here with cool days, beautiful autumn colored leaves on the trees, and golden corn standing in our fields. Harvest is here, and that means we can be thankful for the farmers and ranchers who produce our food.
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I had an interesting call from our middle son, Brett, last month. He recently moved to Austin, Texas, where he is teaching third grade and asked me if I would show his third graders where their food came from, with a virtual classroom on our farm.
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On behalf of A-FAN, I would like to welcome you to the “Become A-FAN Blog”! Our hope is to design a place where people can come to have open and frank conversations about agriculture’s role in providing food for our dinner tables. Nebraska farmers and ranchers do a great job raising the food we need. We hope this blog will help answer your questions about what they do to raise our food and water.
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