Most used tool on your farm?
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The easy answer is the Polaris Ranger, but the better answer is baling wire. Baling wire has a million uses on the farm, from holding cattle in, to keeping cattle out, keeping things held up to keeping things tied down.”
Your go-to sorting apparatus?
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That would have the be the sorting stick/paddle, which also makes a decent walking stick in the mud and snow. Dad has nearly perfected throwing a paddle as a long distance sorting device.”
The most important lesson(s) you’ve learned in this business?
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Nothing good happens overnight, but it could all go downhill in a second.’
Describe your BEST day on the farm.
Sale day! Lots of energy, with lots of familiar faces and stories to be told.”
Which animal (of any species) has left the greatest impact on you?
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RB Tour of Duty 177, he has given us a solid foundation of females.”
Your favorite non-farm activity to do in your free time?
Kids sports: Football, soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, dance and gymnastics.”
What about the beef cattle industry excites you the most?
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The next great calf!
September 2019
What is your least favorite job on the farm?
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That dreaded ‘cattle are out’ phone call.”
left l-r Josh, Justin & Skeet Crouch of Crouch Angus Valley.
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