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Cold Weather and Livestock – Jan 12, 2021

The cold weather has come south this week. We have had to disconnect water lines to prevent them from bursting. … More

agriculture, animal health, animal science, Calf, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, homestead, homesteading, rural, veterinary, veterinary science, winter

Cow Giving Birth – Jan 3, 2020

Today Cherokee, our half Jersey and half Hereford cow, gave birth (calved). She was bred by artificial insemination to a … More

agriculture, animal health, animal science, beef, Calf, calving, cows, dairy cow, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, gardening, homeschool science, homestead, homesteading, jersey, milk cow, science, teaching, veterinary, veterinary care, veterinary medicine, veterinary science

Nov 26, 2020 – Garden Fresh Pumpkin Pie

If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know we have pumpkins growing in our garden. … More

4-H, agriculture, farm life, fresh pumpkin pie, garden, homestead, homesteading, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, pumpkin purée, roasting pumpkin

Nov 9, 2020 – Farm Update

It’s been a while since I’ve just posted pics from around our little farm. I’ve taken some great pics in … More

agriculture, animal health, animal science, chickens, fall, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, garden, gardening, homestead, homesteading, rodeo

October 25, 2020 – Feeding Cattle through the Winter

It’s the end of October now, and winter is just around the corner. Summer grass is dying, which has been … More

agriculture, animal health, animal science, beef, fall, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, feeding cattle, hay, homestead, homesteading, planting, rural, winter grass

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

agriculture, animal health, bottle calf, bottle calves, Calf, colostrum, cows, dairy cow, dairy cows, family milk cow, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, homestead, homesteading, veterinary, veterinary care, veterinary medicine, veterinary science

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

agriculture, animal health, animal science, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, cows, dairy, dairy cow, dairy cows, dairy show, education, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, Gurnsey, Holstein, homeschool science, homestead, homesteading, jersey, jerseys, milk cow, rural, veterinary medicine, veterinary science

Sept 4, 2020 – Swine Identification

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

4-H, 4-H show pigs, agriculture, animal health, animal science, education, farm animals, farm life, farm school, homeschool science, homestead, livestock show, piglets, pigs, rural, show pigs, veterinary, veterinary care, veterinary medicine, veterinary science

July 25, 2020 – A New Calf is Born

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

4-H, agriculture, animal health, animal science, artificial insemination, beef, Calf, calving, cows, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, homeschool science, homestead, homesteading, science, veterinary, veterinary care, veterinary medicine, veterinary science

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