The herd of Black Angus cows that approached Alex Hunt on his Franklin County farm, hoping for a handout of grain, seemed benevolent enough.
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Alex Hunt shows off the land conservation work he completed at his family farm on Wednesday near Wirtz.
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A cow walks through a modified stream crossing at Alex Hunt’s family farm on Wednesday near Wirtz. Hunt won a grant to build protective fencing around the creek bed, plant more buffer trees and build more well water sources for his cattle.
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Alex Hunt shows off a well-water trough for cattle, part of the land conservation work he completed at his family farm near Wirtz.
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Alex Hunt explains how cows will eat all the foliage they can reach in a wooded area at his family farm on Wednesday near Wirtz. Hunt won a grant to build protective fencing around creek beds, plant more buffer trees and build more well water sources for his cattle.
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Alex Hunt reaches to pet one of his cows at his family farm Wednesday, May 18, 2022, near Wirtz. Hunt won a grant to build protective fencing around the creek bed, plant more buffer trees and build more well water sources for his cattle.
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A herd of over 80 cows and calves graze on fescue grass and drink from a well in a pasture at Alex Hunt's family farm Wednesday, May 18, 2022, near Wirtz.
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A cow, one in a herd of over 80, grazes on fescue grass in front of a fence protecting a creek and its riparian vegetation from the grazing animals at Alex Hunt's family farm Wednesday, May 18, 2022, near Wirtz.
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Cows and calves graze on fescue grass in a pasture at Alex Hunt's family farm Wednesday, May 18, 2022, near Wirtz.
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Cows walk through a modified stream crossing at Alex Hunt's family farm Wednesday, May 18, 2022, near Wirtz. Hunt won a grant to build protective fencing around the creek bed, plant more buffer trees and build more well water sources for his cattle.
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Cows walk through a modified stream crossing at Alex Hunt's family farm Wednesday, May 18, 2022, near Wirtz. Hunt won a grant to build protective fencing around the creek bed, plant more buffer trees and build more well water sources for his cattle.
