-FARM FACT FRIDAY- How We Feed Grass Year-Round in Ohio
How we're able to feed our cows "grass" during the long Ohio winters when the ground is covered in snow for several months.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Jan 7, 2022
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Chewin’ Cud
What is cud and the beneficial way that cows use it to extract extra nutrients out of the plants they consume.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Primal Meat Cuts and What it Means For Cooking Methods
Primal beef cuts defined and why the location the meat comes from on the animal affects the tenderness and therefore the cooking method
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baltzlycattlellc
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- How Cattle Turn Grass into Meat
We discuss how cattle turn grass into delicious, nutrient-packed meat by way of their 4 chamber stomach that is special to ruminants.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Dec 3, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Time to Wean the Calves
We discuss our process for weaning, how old the calves are when they're weaned, and why we allow the calves to nurse for up to 8 months.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Is Your Meat Really a "Product of the USA"?
Meat can be labeled as a product of the USA if the meat was processed in the US. This doesn't mean that the meat was raised in the US.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Nov 12, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Ear Tags
We discuss the importance of ear tags for identification of cattle as well as what the numbers on the ear tags mean.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Why We Don't Butcher Our Meat
The reasons why we don't butcher our own meat and Ohio Department of Agriculture and United States Department of Agriculture requirements
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baltzlycattlellc
- Oct 29, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Repurposing a Loader Tire to Make a Water Trough
Upcycling and repurposing a loader tire to make into a water trough for our cattle. Step-by-step process with pictures
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baltzlycattlellc
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Goldfish in the Water Troughs?
We discuss how we use goldfish to help keep the water troughs clean and free of parasites without using chemicals or insecticides.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Fun & Interesting Cattle Facts
10 fun and interesting facts about cows
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baltzlycattlellc
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- How Does Cow Saliva Help the Grass Grow?
Cattle saliva feed the grass with beneficial microbes that help the soil grow more nutrient dense plants. Regenerative Agriculture
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baltzlycattlellc
- Sep 17, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Mineral Feeders- A Multivitamin for Cattle
Why we offer free choice mineral supplementation. A multivitamin of salt, copper, zinc and iron for cattle.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Monarch Butterflies
Fun facts about monarch butterflies including a video of monarch caterpillars eating a milkweed leaf.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Back to the Basics Terminology
Breaking down some basic cattle terminology. We discuss what a cow, heifer, bull and steer are and explain why all cows aren't really cows.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Aug 27, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- A Surprise Garden Visitor - Yellow Garden Spider
A closeup of a yellow garden spider's web highlighting the stabilimentum and the theory behind it's purpose.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Aug 20, 2021
- 1 min
-FARM-FACT-FRIDAY- Cow Pies and Dung Beetles- How They Work to Feed the Soil
How dung beetles that feed on cow manure increase the nutrients in the soil which in turn helps fertilize the soil and the grass.
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baltzlycattlellc
- Jul 1, 2021
- 1 min
You know what they say: "Onto greener pastures..." Why Rotational Grazing is Beneficial
The benefits of rotational grazing are discussed. Soil health, natural fertilization, carbon sequestration, grass regrowth, plant diversity
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