The most common clinical signs of laminitis are reluctance to move, laying down more frequently, shifting weight from side to side, heat in the feet, and the “sawhorse” stance in which they stand with the front feet way in front of the shoulders.
"It seems like every Tom, Dick and Jane are at a branding or going to a branding."
With kids, there are many similarities, but each possesses different talents and enjoys different avenues of entertainment.
Has anyone looked at the calendar lately and seen that May ended this week? I had a “what the heck?” moment this morning when I was trying to figure up some scheduling items and realized that May has disappeared somewhere.
"The OFF Act won’t end any checkoff program. Though it will put an end to the practices of using checkoff tax monies to pay for lobbying, promoting the self-interests of employees, and running down other products."
Question: While searching for treatments for shingles, I found an article that described the heartburn medicine Tagamet as having a positive impact. Can you give us any more information about how much Tagamet to take for shingles?
Dear Michael: I have a bit of a problem with my husband. He continues to buy land, buy machinery and make additions to our farmstead even though he is past 65 years old, and we have two children on the farm.
"Watching out for cattle on the road was more of an issue than cars, as 'open range' was still in force."
"My parents’ geraniums grow in an old bulk tank milk strainer, which has held up for years."
"I think I sent him in the general direction, but he could have wound up down by the White River, for all I know."
"Being able to describe where the break is, is very important when talking to your veterinarian."
"Sometimes a ragged, unkempt shelterbelt is all that remains to tell the world that, on this spot, a family once lived and made a living."
She asked, “do you work in fitness?” I had to chuckle as I replied “no ma’am, I’m a cattle rancher.”
"Remembering a Coteau hills hike from my youth, I had told Dad before the snow left this spring that I’d really like to find pasque flowers with him this year."
I have heard that fluoride has a negative effect on the thyroid. Is that true?
"I have little memory of my Chamberlain high school graduation, other than how badly I wanted to get out of that wool suit, get rid of the relatives and go find a few of my Class of 1957 friends."
"It was a mad struggle this last week to get some cosmetic things worked on around the ranch for a tour from the UK hosted by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture."
We are planning an auction for our machinery, but our tax accountant tells us we could pay as much as 35% on the recapture of depreciation. We would lose over a third of our sale proceeds, or over $1 million if the machinery goes for what we think it will. What can we do to keep some of this…
"I thought I was a pretty good worrier. Then I had kids."
"Today’s family responsibilities are less divided into “women’s work” and “men’s work,” but Mom’s approach is not out of fashion."
"That was the essence of mother Marie: 'It’s not bad and that’s probably good.' Lord, we miss that lady. You will too when your mom or grandma is gone. Make certain they know that while they are here."
"At this time there are no mRNA vaccines licensed for use in cattle, though some are in development. If an unusual disease outbreak occurs, mRNA vaccine could potentially be the difference between our livestock surviving or dying."
I was sitting in the sun on one of our infrequent warm days watching the chickens pecking and eating the grass, and it got me thinking. The chickens eat it, the deer, cows and horses. My dog and the cats nibble on it off and on, and even I, as a child, ate grass. In spring, I’d pull a new sp…
I worked with my father every day on the farm, but I didn’t realize until I was much older what a rare thing that was and how it would keep his memory alive.
We are seeing quite a bit of neonatal diarrhea right now. The most common thing that necropsy reports are coming back with this week is rotavirus.
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