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Wordless Wednesday: Keeping Cattle Warm

If you missed my post from last week about fat be sure to check it out. I did a little experiment to show how livestock stay warm in the winter months.Today I wanted to share a couple of pictures of some of the windbreaks we build in the winter time with our round hay bales. It's just another way of using all our resources to farm, and since we aren't feeding this hay quite yet why not build ... Read More about Wordless Wednesday: Keeping Cattle Warm

Let’s Talk About Fat

I think this is a great topic for the holiday season especially as we are half way through and everyone's pants are fitting a bit more snug after Thanksgiving.But, I actually want to talk about fat on cattle. A pretty common question I get asked when people visit our farm, or even our home, is about whether our cattle are cold. Which is a really good question, because it's so cold here ... Read More about Let’s Talk About Fat

Food For Thought Friday: Thinking Outside Our Acreage

I have been pretty lucky in my life to get to travel. Out of the country and also inside the country. Now that I am older and I am a farmer’s wife and I am a mom, I find myself appreciating our home and our land and the sense of security I have every time I lay my head down at night. As farmers sometimes it’s hard to think outside of our little (or big) acreage, but it’s so so so important ... Read More about Food For Thought Friday: Thinking Outside Our Acreage

Food For Thought: Shopping The Outside Of The Grocery Store

After spending nearly a week in Washington D.C. with some of my favorite farmer friends I have walked away with insight to so many topics from kids to raising cattle to spraying pesticides to GMO's. And you can't help but want to expand your mind to simply understand. Am I a biased person for being raised in a certain environment? Do I only see things from an upper middle class point of view? Can ... Read More about Food For Thought: Shopping The Outside Of The Grocery Store