Effie learns what it takes to be a state-fair cow.

Describes, in a completely convincing way, the drab, sometimes terrifying world of a modern "farm" seen through the eyes of a bull.

Are you spending hours on end training your club calf, only to place at the bottom of your class? Have you been trying to win for years just to come up short every time? Is this going to be your first time showing beef cattle and you can't seem to find good information anywhere?This extremely informative and concise book will change your beef show career forever. You will finally master your beef cattle showmanship skills and impress that county fair judge.Since, you either want to start out right without the bad habits or you're sick of searching for information that doesn't help, it's time to get a hold of some proven systems that work. You're probably hearing many different opinions and they all seem to contradict each other. Your project leaders are telling you what to do, without telling you how to do it. You want to stand, set and lead your steer right, but you don't know how to train him to do it. The judge keeps telling you you're doing something wrong, but you don't know what it is or how to improve.Show Your Way to the Top is the first and last book you will ever need to master your beef showmanship skills.Show Your Way to the Top will teach you how to show correctly the first time, so you don't have to worry about changing bad habits later by: -Taking you step-by-step through each phase of training so that you will be showing a steer that can impress the judge-Teaching you exactly how to structure your practice sessions to get the most out of your time-Focusing in on the three main concerns in the show ring, so that you are not distracted by things that don't matter-Making you a master at showing off the views of your steer, using proven systems of stance, hand hold and style If you follow the advice in this book you will master your showmanship skills in no time. What's stopping you from looking like a professional every time you enter the show ring?Scroll to the top and click the "BUY NOW" button

To translate the journey from a living cow to a glass of milk into tangible terms, Kathryn Gillespie set out to follow the moments in the life cycles of individual animals—animals like the cow with ear tag #1389. She explores how the seemingly benign practice of raising animals for milk is just one link in a chain that affects livestock across the agricultural spectrum. Gillespie takes readers to farms, auction yards, slaughterhouses, and even rendering plants to show how living cows become food. The result is an empathetic look at cows and our relationship with them, one that makes both their lives and their suffering real.

Annalisa, the most curious and stubborn of Mama May's children, disobeys her mother and upsets the family cow by refusing to kiss her in return for the milk she gives.

More than a century and a half after its founding, the Iowa State Fair is the state's central institution, event, and symbol. During its annual run each August, the fair attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage to the fairground to see the iconic butter cow, to ride the Old Mill, to walk through the livestock barns, and to people-watch. At the same time that they enjoy fried candy bars and roller coasters, Iowans also compete to raise the best corn and zucchinis, to make the best jams and jellies, to rear the finest sheep and goats, the largest cattle and hogs, and the handsomest horses. This tension between entertainment and agriculture goes back all the way to the fair's founding in the mid-1800s, as historian Chris Rasmussen shows in this thought-provoking history. The fair's founders had lofty aims: they sought to improve agriculture and foster a distinctively democratic American civilization. But from the start these noble intentions jostled up against people's desire to have fun and make money, honestly or otherwise--not least because the fair had to pay for itself. In short, the Iowa State Fair has as much to tell us about human nature and American history as it does about growing corn.

We're told that if we care about our health—or our planet—eliminating red meat from our diets is crucial. That beef is bad for us and cattle farming is horrible for the environment. But science says otherwise. Beef is framed as the most environmentally destructive and least healthy of meats. We're often told that the only solution is to reduce or quit red meat entirely. But despite what anti-meat groups, vegan celebrities, and some health experts say, plant-based agriculture is far from a perfect solution. In Sacred Cow, registered dietitian Diana Rodgers and former research biochemist and New York Times bestselling author Robb Wolf explore the quandaries we face in raising and eating animals—focusing on the largest (and most maligned) of farmed animals, the cow. Taking a critical look at the assumptions and misinformation about meat, Sacred Cow points out the flaws in our current food system and in the proposed "solutions." Inside, Rodgers and Wolf reveal contrarian but science-based findings, such as: • Meat and animal fat are essential for our bodies. • A sustainable food system cannot exist without animals. • A vegan diet may destroy more life than sustainable cattle farming. • Regenerative cattle ranching is one of our best tools at mitigating climate change. You'll also find practical guidance on how to support sustainable farms and a 30-day challenge to help you transition to a healthful and conscientious diet. With scientific rigor, deep compassion, and wit, Rodgers and Wolf argue unequivocally that meat (done right) should have a place on the table. It's not the cow, it's the how!

Letters of the alphabet in various graphic styles accompany words associated with fairs.

You won't believe why the Old Lady swallowed a cow, some hay, a pig, a duck, a horse, a sheep, and a fiddle! There was an old lady who swallowed a cow. I don't know why she swallowed a cow but she did it somehow!The latest addition to Scholastic's bestselling series by Lucille Colandro and Jared Lee is a fully illustrated board book, perfect for the youngest readers.

Hendrika is bored with life on the farm and longs to see the city she has heard so much about. One day her wish comes true in the most surprising way and life in the fields is never dull again.