March 18, 2020 – Planting a garden

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

March 10, 2020 – Inducing Parturition in Sows

We have two sows that are at their 114 day of pregnancy today. We know the exact breeding date because … More

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

As we begin to prepare for the upcoming livestock shows, we must clean and pack everything that is required to … More

Tiki, our 3 yr old Jersey cow, freshened (proper term for calving – especially in dairy cows) yesterday, December 29. … More

Our Ayrshire heifer, Lollipop, gave birth (called calving) early Sunday morning, Dec 15. She was pasture bred – which means … More

Our beef cow named Ninja, a black bald-face (usually an Angus/Hereford cross), calved this morning. I want to share a … More

This may seem strange, but often times dairy heifers will have “extra” teats. These are technically called “supernumerary” teats. It … More

Today the new heifer calf went out in the big pasture to get some warm sunshine. We went to our … More