Farm & Ranch
Freedom an’ Whisky
Although I love the sun, these summer rains are rare and most of all special, aren’t they?
Some say feelings, memories and emotions are inherited upon strands of DNA. I don’t doubt it to be true, and if it is, then so must be what I am about to say.
When the rain comes and the ground softens, a million days gone by come to the surface. They dance in the rain and float around the canyon rim, transported on the waters of the newly replenished creeks. Imprinted in the rose-painted canyon walls and the warm, red dirt, the soft rain releases their memory.
They rise from the mist and ride once more. They roam free and graze the tender, green buffalo grass that appeared overnight. Was that thunder echoing in the distance or the sound of their hooves hitting the ground as they stampede? Lightening dances in the sky, a precursor of a distant past, rising in celebration in the form of an ancient, sacred dance.
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By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
By Lindsey Monk
Another load of grain in to keep feeding the calves until the green grass can really start popping.
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
Spring has sprung and hopefully the rains will continue where our country will heal from the previous droughts and our grasses will thrive. We are especially hopeful for the Panhandle of Texas where our neighbors and friends have been dealt a deadly blow to homes, ranges, livestock, and people. Keep them in your prayers as they will not be able to return to normal for many years if at all. Having lost their ability to benefit from this great cattle market is a double whammy for all of them.
Now is the time of year when we need to take care of business as it relates to our new calves that have been hitting the ground this spring. First and foremost is vaccinating for Blackleg followed by deworming with a white wormer and the IBR complex. Blackleg is a soil-born disease and with pastures extremely short this spring our calves have been grazing the green grass as soon as it shows itself, making them even more vulnerable to picking contaminates from the soil.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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