Watch Sheep Herding from the POV of a Sheepdog

The author was the 2017 Hay & Forage Grower summer editorial intern. Gary Voogt examines his herd of registered Angus. The 2009 NCBA president is passionate about his cattle, pastures, and the environment. He’s not shy about offering his opinions on any of the three. Hey, Gary, we’re going to arrive about 20 minutes late.” “It’s a farm, not a date. Come whenever,” came the response from the subject of our next photo-farm tour stop. Candid, down-to-earth responses like this can be expect

1. A shepherd’s life is most humble (the oldest profession) From the beginning of time, shepherds have been the proverbial “ditch diggers,” the down-trodden, the disrespected. Hence, even the angels came to the shepherds, the lowliest of all men, to share the news of the birth of Christ, as the story is told. Over the centuries, nothing has changed much. From the shepherds of the hills of Scotland, to the shepherds of the new Western frontier, to

While I spend a goodly amount of my working life laboring over a food photography set, tweaking the highlights on parfaits or pot roasts, I really love getting into the places where the food is created (I frequently refer to myself as a ‘culinary paparazzo.’) I like pigs. And I love pork. Moo Shu, Carolina barbeque (North and South), baby back ribs, bratwurst, chicharones, BLTs … you get the picture. In good conscience, I felt I couldn’