County Fair Fun!…

These pictures aren’t the greatest but I wanted to share all the fun things that happened last week at our county fair!

#09 is Trouble!…

Things are all under control now, but we had a not so fun experience with this calf last weekend. It was time get them out of their little pen inside and out on the green pasture. We worked on the fence for 2 days to get things fixed up for them.

County Fair Fun!

These pictures aren’t the greatest but I wanted to share all the fun things that happened last week at our county fair!

I Wish I Was A Cow…Or A Cat!

Can you see them? What about now? This is how our two calves spend their days. They aren’t real interested in eating their corn or picking at the hay. They don’t even go wild for the lush green grass like I expected. They mostly lounge around the pasture and sleep in the sun. It is […]

#09 is Trouble!

Things are all under control now, but we had a not so fun experience with this calf last weekend. It was time get them out of their little pen inside and out on the green pasture. We worked on the fence for 2 days to get things fixed up for them.

Real Milk?

Remember all the times I’ve mentioned that we mostly just buy dairy products from the store now? Well that might change. I looked in to a cow share program a while back. I gave it some thought and then put it out of my mind. Then out of the blue the program coordinator e-mailed me […]

Farm Update

No particular topic today, just thought I’d fill in with the latest happenings in our life. I thought this blog would be more of a day to day journal of the farm but it seems like every time I sit down to type I feel the need to find a specific topic. Well, not today. […]

Our Winter in Pictures!

I’m away from home at the Michigan Vet Conference this weekend. I want to get a post up but don’t feel like saying a lot so I thought it would be a good time to post some pictures. These are all from the last few months (some are from fall). I’ll take advantage of the […]

BIG CATTLE (Sorry, just have to vent!)

So I got this little gem in my inbox today from a close friend: *********************************** I’m sure those of you who aren’t in the cattle business don’t understand the issues here. But to those of us who’s living depends on the cattle market, selling cattle, raising the best be ef possible… this is frustrating. As […]