Oct 8, 2020 – Raising Bottle Calves

This majority of the information in this blog post had been generously shared by Dr. Amanda K. White at Carolina … More

Oct 6, 2020 – Dairy Cattle Breeds

Today I’d like to cover the most common dairy breeds. Remember these are “bony” cattle who use all of their … More

Now the way we primarily identify pigs is with ear notching. There is a numbering system that adds up. I’ll … More

Today Ninja, our Angus cross beef cow, calved (or gave birth) to a big healthy bull calf. She was bred … More

In this age where there is a class curriculum for every task in life, we sometimes forget about learning from … More

We harvested potatoes today. Potatoes are simple to grow. You need well-draining soil and some sort of raised garden bed … More

Today was a beautiful weather day! We finally got the raised beds ready for planting. We visited our local nursery … More

Today we are setting up the smoker after a winter of sitting idle. We have pork bellies to smoke to … More

We have been at our district livestock show the past 3 days. If you know me at all, you know … More