Well I definitely shouldn’t have complained last year about it feeling late to be out in April! We are finally out to pasture on a record late date of May 2nd. After a record breaking wet Winter and Spring, it really was still too wet to go out, but we just couldn’t wait any longer! […]
First Week in the Barn
The Ladies have now spent their first week in the barn! Luckily the transition has gone really well and we are looking forward to starting milking this week. We have been moving them up to the new barn after morning milking and letting them stay all day until it’s time to bring them back down […]
My Favorite Day of Spring
My favorite day of Spring is when we let the cows back out to pasture for the first time! Hands down, absolute, nothing compares to this day. Last year we were out so early that this year’s usual April let out seemed SO late. But we have had such a wet winter and spring that […]
Celebrate Oregon Agriculture
My celebration for National Agriculture Week began two weeks ago when I had the opportunity to represent the Oregon dairy industry in the Celebrate Oregon Agriculture video series. I had never done any television work, but the whole process was fun and couldn’t have come at a better time after finishing media training with the […]
Thank You 2015
A Good Day
Sometimes, every once in a blue moon a perfectly ordinary day, is a good day. Nothing spectacular happened, nothing that was earth shattering good news, it just was. And in that just being, there was total peace and happiness for me. Add in a gorgeous sunset to end a beautiful Fall day in Oregon and […]
Cows on Pasture
My favorite day of the year has arrived! And a whole month earlier than last year. Today we let the Ladies back out onto the pasture! It is always so much fun to watch them return back outside to the lush green grass. After a little bit of fun and kicking up their heels they […]
Hello 2015!!
Our first calf, a heifer, arrived this afternoon! A great way to Welcome in 2015! Happy New Year!
Baby Moving
After newborn babies are walking and eating well they are moved from the box stalls into the nursery. Twin Heifers in the box stalls. They get a ride in our nifty calf cart, that makes moving them a breeze. This is a funny looking calf! Little Farmer helps with the Vaccinations They also get their […]
Flat Aggie
I volunteered to host a very special guest on our farm this month all the way from Kansas! Flat Aggie is part of a super fun and educational school program that introduces classrooms to different sectors of agriculture. We had a lot of fun showing Aggie our farm and this is the report for the […]