Monday's agriculture website - Feedyard Foodie

What happens when South Florida athlete meets country boy and moves to Nebraska? You get the blending of city and country and the resulting blog: Feedyard Foodie. Anne Burkholder writes about her family's feedlot operation and what it's like taking care of the beef animals on her farm. She also delves into the tough topics that consumers have questions on: hormone use, confinement, and animal welfare. You can also view a slideshow of the many pictures she has of her cattle and ranch.

Monday's agriculture website of interest: AG - IT'S NOT JUST A JOB, IT'S AN ADVENTURE!

Today's agriculture themed website of interest to followers is "Life on a Cattle Ranch", written by Kansas beef rancher, Debbie Lyons-Blythe. Debbie and her husband Duane Blythe are raising five teenagers and 500 head of cattle on a ranch in Kansas. Debbie posts to her blog weekly to share with people around the world what life is like in rural Kansas and how her family works every day to ensure a safe, nutritious supply of beef to consumers.

November featured artist

Registered Angus farmer and fine arts graduate Amanda Raithel is the featured artist this month on Cow Art and More. Amanda farms with her husband and daughter on their Nebraska ranch. Amanda's artwork centers around the show cattle business she and her husband have dedicated their lives to. See the complete line of Amanda's work on the Cow Art and More specials page.

Amanda's art has free shipping for the entire month.

Monday's agriculture website of interest: AMERICAN FARM BUREAU

American Farm Bureau is today's agricultural website of interest. The group, founded in 1919, is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization governed by and representing farm and ranch families united in achieving educational improvement, economic opportunity, social advancement and national well-being. Farm Bureau is local, county, state, national and international in its scope and influence a voice of agricultural producers at all levels.

Monday's agriculture website of interest: BEEF, IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER

In celebration of "May is Beef Month," I chose to link to the Beef, It's What's For Dinner website today. This site is funded with money from cattle producers nationwide to provide the public with information about beef and the cattle industry. The site explains how to shop for beef, including information on the different cuts available. The site also includes recipes on preparing beef, even for those on a special diet.

Monday's agriculture website of interest: CATTLE NETWORK

Monday's website of interest for agriculture folks is Cattle Network. This site discusses the latest in beef industry news and also has educational links. The part of this site I found useful was a listing on the right of the most popular current event news stories as they related to beef cattle production. There are also links to their op-ed pieces.