Krista Stauffer, Author at Farming w/ the Stauffers

The fire that could have been.

Yesterday morning one of our heifers delivered a beautiful heifer calf. The mom did a great job bringing her into…
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December 3, 2007 started out much like any other morning. I arrived to the farm around 3:30 am, which was…
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It’s interesting to me that lately conversations that start with “I have always wanted to be a farmer” end with…
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The preferred method on our farm to remove horns is horn disbudding. Disbudding is when you stop the horn producing cells…
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I have a confession to make. I am a horrible farm wife. I’m not the best cook. I take fast…
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Every calf on our farm needs to have visible identification at all times. It is necessary even though farmer can…
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Over the past couple years, there have been several videos released by animal rights extremists. There have been some new footage…
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For the past year I have watched drones become popular. Many members of the agriculture community are embracing this new…
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What is bST? Bovine somatotropin (bST)- Bovine somatotropin or bovine somatotrophin (abbreviated bST and BST), or BGH, is a peptide…
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This morning was just like any other morning. Kids got up early, ate breakfast, did school work, headed outside for…
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As a first generation dairy farmer with no agriculture experience prior to marriage, I often find that I have a different…
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