January 3, 2013
by Marybeth
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Although most farmers don’t name every animal they have, knowing which animal is which is still very important. Farmers use ear tags like these to identify individual animals in a herd where one animal looks very much like another. Ear … Continue reading
December 13, 2012
by Marybeth
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I’ve heard this question a few times. It’s a strange acronym. People know that it has something to do with farms and animals, but that’s really all the detail they know. CAFOs pop up in the news a lot, and … Continue reading
October 18, 2012
by Marybeth
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We saw that pregnant sows on Heather’s farm live in private gestation stalls. Heather and her family keep excellent records of when each sow was bred, and when their due date is. Did you know that pigs are pregnant for … Continue reading
May 11, 2012
by Marybeth
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On Tuesday, the Humane Society of the United States released an undercover video from a pig farm in Wyoming. On Wednesday, I gave you my thoughts on some of the terrible things I saw in that video. The Animal Care … Continue reading
May 9, 2012
by Marybeth
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Chances are you’ve seen it, or at least heard about it. Yesterday, the Humane Society of the United States released a new undercover video from a pig farm in Wyoming. I’ve watched it a few times, and it is hard … Continue reading
