Today I cried, ok honestly bawled my eyes out over a cow…….Yes, she was a favorite cow, Yes, farmers do have favorites, Yes, she will be greatly missed! These are the moments I wish every consumer could see. The raw, real, true, emotion of dairy farming. Every time a another “animal rights” video catches someone […]
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 […]
As the Pasture Gate Closes
We’ve come to that point in the year where the Oregon weather has made the ground wet enough that it’s time for the Ladies to come off the pastures and into the barns for winter. We rotationally graze our herd for as many months out of the year as the weather allows. But once the […]
My Favorite Thing about Dairy Farming
I have several posts sitting in my blog that are waiting for a final edit before I publish them. Ok in all honesty there is over a months worth of drafts staring me in the face. And as I was writing all of them something more important kept nagging at the back of my mind. […]
Cow Appreciation Day
National Cow Appreciation Day is today! I know I posted on Facebook about this Friday as some had declared that the day, but I’m hearing again that it’s today. And hey who doesn’t like appreciating cows, so might as well do it again today!! Honestly where would we be without dairy? I personally, and not […]
Liebster Blog Award
Woah, how fun! Jamie from This Uncharted Rhoade, nominated me for the Liebster Blog Award! Never been nominated for an award before, so Thank You Jamie! Make sure to check out her blog! Rules This award is given to new or up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers…the award is then passed […]
They’re not all happy endings…..
Jesusita~to say she’s a favorite would be an understatement! Never is life and death more evident then on the farm. When you become the caretaker of animals, you take on all responsibilities good and bad. In a way I feel it is a little like playing God and yet never is it more apparent that […]
Classification – Feb. 2013
Saturday Feb. 16, 2013 the classifier from the American Guernsey Association came to evaluate our herd. Luckily the weather held almost all day, with only one major downpour. Although it was cold, we had a great day! Here are some highlights and high scores from our herd: 1st Lactation Standouts: Abiqua Acres Yogi Briar: VG-85 […]
What happens to the Bull calves?
There’s something so sweet about a newborn, wet wiggly and new to the world; I will never get tired of the babies on our farm! Jellybelly greets her baby boy! After the new bundle of joy has arrived, and everyone is doing well, we check the sex of the calf. I would have to check […]