Faith Family & Beef

Getting into the Christmas Spirit

Yesterday, on the way to cake the calves, I had the radio blasting Christmas in the Country with Bob Kingsley because, honestly, I haven’t really been “in the Christmas spirit” yet this year. I think the stress of Christmas shopping and the commercialization of the holiday sort of put a damper on my ... READ the POST

In the Calm Before the Storm

The sun was shining, it was fairly warm, and there was virtually no wind – yesterday was a gorgeous day. The beauty of the day made it hard for me to believe today's forecast for snow turning to wind and snow so, basically a blizzard. And then Tom snapped me back to reality. He reminded me ... READ the POST

Resisting Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic resistance is real – and scary, especially when one of your kids is sick and needs an antibiotic to help them kick the crud… One weekend in the fall of 2015, our baby daughter developed a low fever and an elevated level of fussiness. At first I thought she was sick with ... READ the POST

Lacey’s Cheeseburger Soup

The last couple of weeks we have been preg checking cows like crazy. As a result, my fellow ranch wives and I have been cooking up a storm for the pregging crews. The other day it was my dear friend/creator of BottomsUp products/neighbor Lacey's turn to feed the crew. And she went with this ... READ the POST

5 Things You Need to Know About Daily Use Antibiotics

With all the talk of antibiotic resistance, it can be slightly disconcerting when you hear “antibiotic” and “daily use” in the same sentence. The following is a reader comment, in response to the post "Antibiotic Free – What Does That Even Mean," expressing concern in regard to the daily use of ... READ the POST

Antibiotic Free – What Does That Even Mean?

“When meat is 'antibiotic free' does that mean that the meds work their way out of the animal, or that instead of treating the animal people do nothing?” This was a question I received from a friend regarding the marketing term “antibiotic free." She'd been seeing the term adorning ... READ the POST