I didn’t bet on the Kentucky Derby this year. I haven’t been to Vegas in a couple of years. I almost never go to any of the casinos in Oklahoma. But I’m sitting here looking at a flush protocol for this summer. This may be worse than gambling.
Where to go next? This is probably the most common question in the livestock industry. Where are the trends heading? Where do we go next to find the buck that we need? The goat industry is probably harder to find the next piece just for the simple fact
I’ve been hooked up today. Gardening chores, burned horns (didn’t take long as there aren’t enough wethers), then I sat a cattleguard. Now, I’ve made it in front of the tube for the Derby. I love a good horse rarace. For that matter, I like pig races and dog races
The police officer got out of his car as the kid who was stopped for speeding rolled down his window. “I’ve been waiting for you all day,” the officer said. The kid replied, “Yeah? Well I got here just as fast as I could.” When the cop finally stopped laughing,
2nd blog post in the same day. Did the Real World deal after church this morning and now this. Tammy and I made it down west of Vici for a quasi-birthday celebration of sorts. I’m not good with birth dates but Newt Sweet and Kelli Sweet both
I have had to re-evaluate quite a bit about AgEd programs the past couple of weeks. AgEd and FFA are supposed to teach real world principles. I have always thought these programs did just this as well as or better than any other school programs. But, I have
Not a goat sale, but an estate sale. Tammy and I went to look at lineup of equipment and stuff that is selling this Saturday. She was close to the family and I have known them for 30 plus years. The owner passed away a couple of
Yep! It is paradise. I routinely refer to this little patch of Earth known as the Kelln Kompound as paradise. Most of the time there is sarcasm in this statement. But sometimes, I mean it. And right now, on this 22nd day of April, I truly mean
The Creed is exactly that…the FFA Creed. There isn’t another creed. Kind of like THE national anthem. There is only one. And when it is done right…it sounds really right. I still remember the first time that I heard THE national anthem done right. 1991 Super
Hoof care on a doe herd can be a PITA. (Pain In The A$$). Some does don’t grow much hoof. While others, especially ex-show does, grow an inch of hoof per week. I don’t like looking at long hoofed animals, but I also don’t like catching does and
