Out to pasture
GUEST COLUMN, Greg Doering, Kansas Farm Bureau
The middle of May was usually the quietest time on the ranch when I was growing up. With the cattle just turned out to pasture and hay season still weeks away, the tasks didn’t seem to carry much urgency. There’s never a shortage of things to be done, but priorities change when cows aren’t calving or waiting for their breakfast to be delivered.
It was a season defined by upkeep rather than urgency. We’d spend time fixing fence, patching weak spots in the corral or painting. We’d make a dent in the backlog of maintenance items, but I’m convinced fencing wears out faster than it can be fixed and paint seems to start fading while it’s still in the can.
