As farmers say at the Hedgeapple cattle farm in Frederick County, their cows live a good life, with one bad day.

All day, the cows graze on the Buckeystown farm’s grassy hills: Two herds with 45 pairs of heifers and steers, plus their calves. And even as autumn settles in and cold temperatures arrive, the cows still have months of grazing in front of them. Their pastures will stay grassy — by design.

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