Orphaned calves need love too One of the things I like best about bottle calves is that they are friendly when they are little and more friendly than most cattle when they get bigger. A calf raised on it’s mom has to be taught that people are good. A bottle calf learns early that people bring good…
Happy New Year! 2022 was an exciting year of growth for LAAN Limousin Ranch. First, we launched this website. Intended to be a place where we can showcase our growing herd and document the genetics we will soon contribute to the market, it has also become a fun place to tell our stories – or…
Alli-Bear Honey. Coming Soon! Christmas morning brought the next stage of our evolution from city dwellers to ranchers – a beehive! I have wanted to keep bees since before our move to Missouri, but was always halted by space, city ordinances, and time. I have not been granted the gift of time, but city ordinances…
Winter Storm Prep on the Ranch Bananas? Check. Bread? Check. Extra pounds of hamburger? Check. Hay? Check, check. When we lived in the city, prepping for a winter storm was as easy as a quick-trip to Safeway for the essentials and maybe the not-so-essential. And, when we got there, it was not unusual to find…
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