tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post7710739042853160450..comments2023-10-02T01:53:29.451-06:00Comments on Naval Air Cowman: I won the lottery!PrairieAdventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-31108441994627928232021-08-09T04:44:28.048-06:002021-08-09T04:44:28.048-06:00Impossible to say exactly how those calves got the...Impossible to say exactly how those calves got their coloration but you're correct, it's one of the forms of crossbreeding or genetic manipulation. As to the why of the thing, at the end of the day it comes down to profitability up the production ladder, from cattle producer to sale barn to cattle buyer, to feedlot to packer to retail. For the producer income derives from selling calves which will ultimately become people food. Being able to more quickly grow a quality and desirable calf means more income, which can if done correctly mean more profit. So the whitish calves are someone's attempt to produce bigger, higher quality and more desirable calves. In general, crossbreeding is better and safer for the producer than you might imagine. Crossbreeding results in heterosis, or hybrid vigor, which makes for healthier individual cattle and eliminates most if not all of the genetic problems associated with purebred cattle. BTW, if you see beef labeled as "angus" or "hereford" or something similar, it's not what you think. If you want to experience a good solid freakout, look into food labeling rules and regulations. Kongrass and regulatory bureaucracies have made it legal to print flim-flam and illegal to print clear, factual, and consumer-helpful food labels. Go non-gmo salt! Your tax dollars at work. Anyway, these days we can do a lot to dial in desirable characteristics in cattle operations. I should explore that, as you say, in a future post.<br /><br />We are leasing pasture again this year, and I have a big backlog of images and stories to post. Will I find time to do so? Spring hopes eternal.<br /><br />Thanks John. PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-9630542265935412012021-08-09T04:23:58.649-06:002021-08-09T04:23:58.649-06:00Love certainly turned my life around and allowed i...Love certainly turned my life around and allowed it to blossom into something I had no idea could exist. There aren't any words to describe how love has worked healing magic in my heart and soul. I am blessed beyond measure.<br /><br />Thanks Frank.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-63428250132265040842021-08-08T19:51:28.950-06:002021-08-08T19:51:28.950-06:00Enquiring minds want to know, and since you are th...Enquiring minds want to know, and since you are the only "Cowman" I know, so thought I would ask. No need for an immediate reply, so perhaps an excuse for a future post...<br /><br />Driving thru southwestern Montana today I saw two herds of maybe 150-200 head each with the mommas all black, or maybe a few with a touch of white, but their calves were all a sort of slightly off white color. Too far from the highway to tell much more, but obviously they are the result of some sort of crossbreeding. Any idea what these particular critters might be, or the reason? Also, how common is this in the cattle business, and is there a demand for mixed breed cattle as opposed to purebred x,y or z breeds?<br /><br />We have not seen many photos of cattle on your ranch lately, are you still leasing it out, or giving the grass a break for the season?<br /><br />John BlackshoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-3765721070676642952021-08-07T12:41:05.093-06:002021-08-07T12:41:05.093-06:00Late entry here - I'm reminded of an old Gene ...Late entry here - I'm reminded of an old Gene Pitney song, "Only Love Can Break a Heart, Only Love Can Mend It Again". <br />Sometimes love doesn't get the credit for healing that should be its due.<br />FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-53543438564042728432021-07-26T05:41:44.834-06:002021-07-26T05:41:44.834-06:00I wholeheartedly agree; life moves very fast. Part...I wholeheartedly agree; life moves very fast. Particularly these days when the realization that my remaining heartbeats are fewer than they once were.<br /><br />Sounds like you're having an adventure out there in Cali. Enjoy!<br /><br />Grief is a sneaky biotch, and powerful. It's a challenge. I believe that love is the path of healing, and I'm blessed to have more love in my life than I ever knew possible.<br /><br />Life is beautiful and I'm enjoying the livin' of the thing.<br /><br />Thanks Chris.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-28425650283562248042021-07-26T05:35:54.221-06:002021-07-26T05:35:54.221-06:00I'm starting to understand, I think, what'...I'm starting to understand, I think, what's made this survivable for me. The thing I gained was love. Alex let me love her unconditionally, and it seems to me that that was the key. My life switched from being about me to being about her and her family. When she died the love remained, because it was real and utterly without condition. I love all of her, always and forever, and because her family is part of her, I love each of them completely, always and forever. The other thing I'm coming to understand is that she is presently serving as an angel. She is constantly throwing loving guidance and support at me, and it's stuff I'm consciously aware of as it happens. Which is beyond cool and beyond any other explanation. In addition, her kids and her sister and brother-in-law and her mom are the most beautiful, fantastic people I've ever met. The love we share is beyond any earthly means of explanation. So I have indeed won the life lottery. It's tough to live without Alex's physical presence but it's okay in many, many ways. Now I do what I know to do and what I'm guided to do and I get to love bigger and better than I ever imagined possible. Blessed. I will carry on.<br /><br />Thanks Defiant.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-37325402801008107782021-07-25T10:17:30.045-06:002021-07-25T10:17:30.045-06:00Life moves fast, often faster than we care for.
I...Life moves fast, often faster than we care for.<br /><br />I'm out in California, working systems test on a warship, long days, only Sunday off, and I am absolutely loving it. I'm working with great people, contractors and sailors, and I'm learning new things.<br /><br />Loss is hard, it doesn't go away, it hides in the corners of your mind. When it pops up, I try to remember the good times, but I also allow myself time to grieve that which is no more.<br /><br />My constant prayer is that we get to meet up once more in the Great Beyond and enjoy each other's company for Eternity. That keeps me going.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-79895744854031242222021-07-21T22:26:21.568-06:002021-07-21T22:26:21.568-06:00I wrote several long replies. I know you suffered ...I wrote several long replies. I know you suffered a huge loss but somehow you gained something that made it all worth living. I honestly don't know how. Someday, you'll fill that in because custody was a thing back when I lived in California and it was as strange to me as that bench under the stairs is in the background of your face. Why would anybody think that was an appropriate place for a bench?<br /><br />Nevermind, you know what to do.<br /><br />Carry on.<br />HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-24004186068369077742021-07-20T14:08:50.427-06:002021-07-20T14:08:50.427-06:00Me neither!
Gratitude is the best place to be, th...Me neither!<br /><br />Gratitude is the best place to be, that's for sure. I don't think I understood that at all until I'd been squashed a few times. I think I'm only recently starting to really understand and appreciate everything I have to be grateful for, including having an angel on the team!<br /><br />Glad I can share a bit of the beauty.<br /><br />Thanks Skip🙂👍PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-28208388467679402302021-07-20T11:46:32.304-06:002021-07-20T11:46:32.304-06:00I don't get around to the blogs as much as I o...I don't get around to the blogs as much as I once did.<br />I find that living in gratitude makes for a much more bearable existence. <br />Like life, it isn't easy but, it's simple.<br />Thanks for showing us the beauty in your life.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-66348124312757762742021-07-20T09:11:43.854-06:002021-07-20T09:11:43.854-06:00Thanks John. Life is indeed good for all of us. We...Thanks John. Life is indeed good for all of us. We are blessed. "If you come to a fork in the road, take it!"<br /><br />Yogi knew.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting.🙂👍PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-19707962424752389312021-07-20T09:07:50.226-06:002021-07-20T09:07:50.226-06:00It's an odd thing "having kids" at m...It's an odd thing "having kids" at my age but it is what it is. I can't imagine a different way of doing things everything considered. Loving and being loved by this new unexpexted family is the best thing I've ever experienced. Thanks for stopping by and commenting Frank.🙂👍PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-56723058424914050472021-07-20T09:03:43.228-06:002021-07-20T09:03:43.228-06:00Thanks Mark. It's a beautiful life for sure. I...Thanks Mark. It's a beautiful life for sure. I'm enjoying the livin' of it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting🙂👍PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-31440463760428160782021-07-19T23:20:51.346-06:002021-07-19T23:20:51.346-06:00Welcome back. Life has been good to you all, so ke...Welcome back. Life has been good to you all, so keep doing what you are doing.<br />Thanks for the secret Chronicles installment. Forks are good, and you never know what would have happened if you had taken the road not taken.<br />John BlackshoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-58074620022467722472021-07-18T17:51:55.810-06:002021-07-18T17:51:55.810-06:00I so admire your commitment to those children. Tha...I so admire your commitment to those children. That you so enjoy them and they enhance your life is a bonus.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-56716978736892104542021-07-18T17:05:34.261-06:002021-07-18T17:05:34.261-06:00Good to see that you are still here. Even better t...Good to see that you are still here. Even better to see that you are still livin’. So, stay safe and well and keep on livin’. That is the best advice that I have. By the way, thanks for the post. Kids and puppy dogs and beautiful country with its flora and fauna are always nice. Not sure that I can use the medical information. Maybe the part about staying active. The rest would be a bit intense for me.Marknoreply@blogger.com