Maiden Voyage and the Weather

Hello and welcome to the maiden voyage of both NPOV's custom raised beef steer and our feeble attempt at some sort of web presence. We thought a blog might be a convenient place for our members to access information about our steer as well as what is happening here close to its home. Before we get too crazy with details, though, I'll keep this first posting short to see how things go.

Weather will be one of the major factors contributing to our steer's health; try this link to get current weather conditions. You can also investigate Weather Underground to get more information as well as peruse other personal weather stations in the area. We are station MC9229 on the right sidebar.

This is data from a weather station we have set up right across the road, so it's about as local as you can get. You can judge from the comfort of your heated and cooled home how comfortable our steer might be.

As a point of reference, the thermo-netural zone for healthy cattle is between 23 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit (-5 and 25 degrees Celsius). Any temperatures outside of that range require more inputs (food energy, supplements, water), and extreme variations can physically hurt our steer. This will probably become more of an issue as we approach slaughter weight during the heat of summer.

Let me know what you think of this format. It seems redundant in light of our NPOV method of posting comments for our books, but perhaps others will want to read about our journey.