Did you know that the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is a national organization dedicated to improving the health & safety of farmers, their families & workers? With this week being Farm Safety Week (Agricultural Safety Week), farmers all over the nation are sharing how they keep their farms, their families, their workers, and themselves safe on the … [Read more...]
Things You Wanted To Know About Cattle Liners
The following is a guest post by fellow farmer, Jill (from Crooked Lake Farm). For more Farm Fact Friday posts, make sure to visit Life on Manitoulin every Friday. Many people see cattle liners while they are driving down the highway and question animal welfare. Are the cattle comfortable, are they safe? We transport our cattle in liners quite frequently: every summer going … [Read more...]
What do we vaccinate cows for? By Jill at Crooked Lake Farm
The following is a guest post by fellow farmer, Jill (from Crooked Lake Farm). This is part two of a two-part series on why vaccinate cattle. Just as young children go for vaccines at different times throughout their life, so do our cattle. Last time, I discussed why we vaccinate our cattle. This week, for Farm Fact Friday, I’ll be sharing with you what we vaccinate our … [Read more...]
Why Do We Vaccinate Our Cows? By Crooked Lake Farm
The following post was written by Jill from Crooked Lake Farm. As a fellow farmer, Jill wishes to engage with other farmers as well as educate non-farmers on what farming is about and what happens on a farm. If you have any questions you wish to ask, please feel free to leave Jill a comment or engage with her on Twitter and Facebook! Why do we vaccinate our cows? In one … [Read more...]
Living on a Beef Farm – Why do we do it?
With all the social media shares on agriculture that have come about with the #farm365 movement started by Andrew Campbell (aka: @FreshAirFarmer), it's great that farmers have a voice and are able to share the realities of farming. @NurseLovesFarmr has been a long-standing #agvocate and it's great to see so many others out there sharing and supporting. When I blogged on the … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why I Came Back To The Farm
The following post was written by Jill from Crooked Lake Farm. As a fellow farmer, Jill wishes to engage with other farmers as well as educate non-farmers on what farming is about and what happens on a farm. If you have any questions you wish to ask, please feel free to leave Jill a comment or engage with her on Twitter andFacebook! Back in December, I was having breakfast … [Read more...]