Out Of The Bag

There's that overused expression to "think outside the box". Well, not everything is a box. Sometimes, the issue might be a bag. In fact, this particular situation involves just that: thinking outside the bag. 

One thing farmers and ranchers can't stress enough about to people, is weather affects us a lot more than the everyday person. We've gone through two years of drought and while we've been crafty with the hay issues, the grain was a different entity. To keep healthy and growing livestock, you've got to give them grain and, like everything else lately, grain has gotten more expensive. That and some of our cows are more like pigs. I found a source today and I couldn't be more thrilled. 

Starting next week, Rob and I will be able to pick up spent malt from an Austin brewery! They'll have used all their needs and the leftover mash, instead of being needlessly thrown out, will be picked up by us. It's high in protein and fiber which is exactly what our animals need! We'll have to be careful the donkeys don't get too much, looking at you Patches, but other than that, this is going to save us a lot of money. Especially now that Brogan is starting to saddle up with the ladies!

Fancy and Teddy, I caught them plotting something