News from Alderspring Ranch, with an occasional rant about American agriculture
According to Wikapedia, “Roundup is the brand name of a systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide produced by the U.S. company Monsanto and contains the active ingredient glyphosate.” (Read more). (Read more.) In 2007 a federal court ruled that the USDA failed to adequately address the risks and banned the planting of any additional acres [...]
A big project we’re working on this spring is a complete irrigation upgrade on the ranch. The project closes a long irrigation diversion ditch that sourced out of the Pahsimeroi River that we shared with about 4 neighbors. All of us have agreed to close the ditch to better ensure sufficient flow in [...]
Spring on the ranch is the busiest time of year! Fields are being readied for spring, fences being mended, irrigation systems are upgraded, and new calves are being born daily (we are averaging 5 new babies a day). They take a large amount of time as we carefully monitor their health, as well [...]
The Capital Press today reported that a Federal District judge in California has ordered an impact study on Roundup Ready alfalfa, a genetically modified organism (GMO).
As producers of organic alfalfa pasture for our organic grass fed beef, we are relieved here at Alderspring Ranch.
This alfalfa, genetically modified to resist glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s [...]
I really like eating steak. But eating the one I did the other night was really difficult. Fact is, I even lost some sleep on it and not because of indigestion…
You know, one really cool advantage to being in the beef business is that there is always beef to eat, and if you [...]
Got home real late from Salmon, ID, which happens to be our shipping location for UPS. I drove an hour one way down the twisty Salmon River canyon to get those boxes on the truck only to find out that the grocery store, our dry ice supplier, does not have enough to fill our [...]
