We’re sometimes asked, “Do cows have teeth?” and “Can they bite you?” Teeth are extremely important for a cow because they need to be able to chew grass so they can digest it. Cows do have teeth but they can’t bite you. Here’s why —

Do cows get cold? How do cows stay warm in the winter? What do cows eat in winter? What’s it like for cows in snow? What’s winter like on a farm? What do farmers do in the winter?

Do cows get cold? How do cows stay warm in the winter? What do cows eat in winter? What’s it like for cows in snow? What’s winter like on a farm? What do farmers do in the winter?

These are just a few of the questions we get during the winter. We’ll try and answer all of these questions on what winter is like on our farm, especially for our cattle.

We have a new little one at our house! It’s a girl and she has the cutest red hair you’ve ever seen. Meet little baby Scarlet! She’s a bottle calf.

What is a bottle calf?

Scarlet is what’s called a bottle calf.  A bottle calf is a calf that has somehow ended up as an orphan.

Scarlet was about one week old when we found her mom lying in the pasture with all the other cows and calves, and she had passed away. It’s a sad, but true, fact that cows are a lot like humans and sometimes they pass away unexpectedly from things like a heart attack or stroke.  We believe that’s what happened to Scarlet’s mom.

Today we’re going to skim the surface on an popular agriculture topic, cattle nutrition. We don’t usually go this deep into agriculture topics, but we decided to for a few reasons:

1. We sometimes get questions from customers who ask if our cattle only eat grass. The answer is no. All cattle (even grass finished cattle) sometimes need to eat something other than grass in order to be healthy, like mineral.
2. We try to be completely transparent about what we do on our farm, and one of the things we focus on daily is cattle nutrition.
3. If you’re thinking, “I’m a typical consumer that just wants good grass fed beef. Why should I care about cattle nutrition and mineral?” The answer is because without cattle nutrition and mineral, the quality and quantity of grass fed beef changes. In other words, without good cattle nutrition, your steaks won’t be as good.