Beef recipe round-up
By Jennifer Dorsett Where’s the beef? Well, beef cattle are raised in all 50 states. In fact, we have more than 13 million head of cattle in Texas alone, which makes us the top cattle state in the U.S. In 2018, Americans ate more than 26 billion pounds of beef, which is equal to about [...]
Agriculture’s classroom is full of lessons
After school and on the weekend, hands-on lessons are still taking place on Texas farms and ranches. That’s because agriculture can enhance the lessons students are learning through school curriculum. Like using math to develop feed rations for livestock or how much fertilizer should be applied to crops and hay fields. Agriculture’s classroom can also [...]
Coronavirus pandemic brings back images of days gone by
By Jennifer Dorsett Life sure has changed for the average American. We’re working from home, homeschooling kids, planting gardens, cooking most of our meals…in fact, we’re living much like our pioneering forefathers did. In Colonial America, agriculture was the primary occupation for about 90 percent of the population. Life was hard. Days revolved around growing [...]
Herd health practices prevent disease
By Jennifer Dorsett COVID-19 has caused sweeping changes in the way we live and work. Social distancing, kids learning at home, work-from-home arrangements, shelter-in-place orders, stockpiling of groceries and household essentials…it’s a strange era in our nation’s history. We’ve never experienced anything like this. But that doesn’t mean we should despair. To prevent a massive [...]
Spring break—farm kid style
By Julie Tomascik The cool, dreary weather is fading into warmer days filled with the sights, smells and sounds of agriculture coming to life in the spring. Families are taking vacations. Teachers are recovering. And many farm kids are getting dirty. Because it’s finally spring break! In Texas, spring breaks are staggered for the schools. [...]
The freedom of choice
By Julie Tomascik We have a lot of freedoms. The freedom to worship as we please. The freedom to decide what we want to wear. And the freedom to choose what foods we want to eat. The great thing about American agriculture is however you want to eat—organic, non-GMO, traditional, conventional, grain-fed or grass-fed—there will [...]
