Buzzard's Beat by Brandi Buzzard

11/13/2025

"Have you ever been going about your daily grind, minding your own business, and then out of nowhere you catch a stray consequence of someone else’s actions?

That’s how some farmers and ranchers are feeling after the past few weeks’ actions — and words — coming out of Washington D.C."

Read more in this month's column with AGDAILY at the 🔗 below.

11/12/2025

A NOTE ON RESPONSIBILITY AND CHILDREN/PARENTING

Earlier today, this image was accompanied by praise for my daughter and the responsibility she showed caring for a bucket calf. While my intentions to brag on her came from a place of love, my words, however unintentional, hurt people who are like family to me.

Children are like snowflakes - each one is as different as can be. No two the same. And anyone with children can tell you that two kids can be raised in the same circumstances and environment, and even family, but be as different as night/day. Not bad child vs good child, but different.

I can't in good faith leave content on my page that harms the heart of my friends. Thank you for being here, I'll be back tomorrow. Be well and do good.

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11/11/2025

🇺🇸 THANK YOU, VETERANS 🇺🇸

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." -- John F. Kennedy

My Grandpa Ken Baker in Normandy, June, 1944, and my Grandpa Bill Buzzard in the Navy, serving in the Korean War - early 1950s. I don't have pictures but several members of my husband's family also served and we are equally as thankful for their dedication.

11/03/2025

Yep, sounds about right
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In all seriousness, the only "UNCLEAN" food is food that is physically dirty and hasn't been washed. Foods vary in their nutritional value but that doesn't mean there are bad foods.

Don't fear your food, please!

From Science Babe

10/27/2025

NO FENCES AND NO STRESS

"Every time a new tool or technology is released, I like to learn as much as I can about it for a couple of reasons. First, I want to see if it could make our operation better or more profitable in some way. Margins are generally tight, so finding an edge can mean a big boost. Secondly, I am often speaking with other cattlewomen and men at industry events or online and I like to be informed and knowledgeable about current events in our industry.

Most recently, one of the coolest systems and practices I’ve been researching is virtual fencing. For cows. Yes, the same kind of virtual fencing and collar program used with dogs.

For many years we had a virtual fence and collar for our dog, Rooster, and it worked fabulously. The system is very similar for cattle; they wear a solar-powered collar that keeps them confined to — or restricted from — certain areas of a pasture. The “fencing” perimeter is set on the user’s phone and the system connects to the collars."

Read more about me geeking out about technology available to ranchers in my most recent article with Kansas Living (🔗 in 🗯️).

10/21/2025

ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER
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We've had three sets of twins this year...including this set!

Did you know that twin calves won't necessarily be the same color? Red bull, black mama and the babies are one of each!

10/20/2025

Clean houses don't win buckles.
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10/16/2025

IS SHE PREGNANT?!

First off, I never recommend asking this question about a woman and especially not TO her. But in this case, we're talking about a cow, so it's ok.

Now you might look at this deep bodied, apparently heavy-bred beautiful specimen and think DUH, YES SHE IS PREGGO.

But there is a catch.

She is nursing a calf. Fully claimed it as her own.

But she is also very clearly still pregnant, right? And the calf she is claiming was born in mid-September but her due date wasn't until early October and she is only continuing to get bigger as she nurses this calf, instead of being nursed down. The angle isn't great to show her right side, but it protrudes largely even moreso than in this picture.

I think she adopted a twin that was abandoned (we've had 3 SETS OF TWINS) but Hyatt says she's done evicting babies for this calendar year. I saw her today (this picture is 2 days old) and I would SWEAR she is harboring another set of twins.

So, internet experts, what say you?! Tell me what you think!

p.s. Her name is Dottie, daughter of Spotted Cloud (some of you know Spotted Cloud from the early days). She and her mother are helping build up OAB's college fund. She's a great mother, has a nice udder, and is beautiful and you can't convince us otherwise. 🥰

10/15/2025

PEOPLE OF THE FARM ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE FARM...AREN'T THEY?!

I love cattle and livestock conferences — both the educational sessions and the “hall talk,” if you will. Often, they serve as reunions for past college friends and peers in the livestock industry, as well as vacations for busy ranchers who generally don’t have a lot of time for standard island getaways.
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Anecdotally, though, it seems most conference attendees these days are Baby Boomers or Generation X (those born, collectively, between 1946 and 1980).

And while they may represent an outsized share of the attendees, it's likely there is a younger generation from the family farm or ranch at home keeping things going.
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This has always intrigued me and forced me to ask: When does the generation taking over the ranch earn the chance to gain knowledge at a conference like CattleCon or a state livestock association convention? Undoubtedly, these younger producers will be making all the decisions in 10 to 20 years, but what kind of industry knowledge are they equipped with to do so? Would they not also benefit from hearing market insights from CattleFax executives and animal health breakthroughs from animal science researchers?
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This serves as a prime example of the need for social and economic ranch sustainability efforts. On my social media platforms and in other articles, you’ll often see me discussing environmental sustainability on the ranch through rotational grazing, water management, and soil health.

But the social and economic pillars — the people side of sustainability — can easily move down the priority list.

Read more in my monthly piece from AGDAILY 👇🏻

📷: Jon Rehg, Shutterstock

10/14/2025

LESS THAN MINIMAL EFFORT

Despite my minimal effort (zero, to be exact) lately, the garden is still going strong. Once we get to mid or late August, I'm done. It's hot and miserable, I'm tired of being eaten alive by mosquitoes while I water and let's not even talk about the weeds/crabgrass.
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However, for the last several weeks we've been getting a small bit of rain every week and as much as I despise 80+ degree weather in October, the combination of those two factors has the garden churning out loads of tomatoes and peppers!
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Pictured are your regular run of the mill tomatoes but also some Cherokee Purple beauties along with banana peppers, "tricked ya" jalapenos and red and green bell peppers.

Did you know that your favorite red, yellow or orange peppers start out green? If you want a green pepper for a recipe, just pick one of the colorful ones early!

Also, don't ask me how any of these taste. I don't like to eat anything in this picture.
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Lastly, read the text on the bottom right of the picture. There's an analogy written there 😂