It seems like we have waited a long time for wintry weather to arrive. Now March is here and the snow is falling fast and heavy. The cold...

I’m sure everyone is enjoying the sunny weather! I’m taking advantage of the good weather to rebuild some of the fences I built 16 years...

We are enjoying the wintry weather in Italy Valley. The snow and cold weather help protect our soil from the animals and tractor traffic...

The great weather continues to make the farm chores a bit easier as the days get shorter. The cows and lambs are all done grazing for the...

At some point, most farmers who graze livestock wish their pastures were continuous and not broken up by roads, creeks, or other land...

After the dry summer the pastures took off with the rain we got in September and the grass has been growing really well this fall. We...

We are very happy to have green grass on the farm again! July and August were pretty brown months here. It was nice to go up to Geneva a...

With less than two inches of rain last month, we are experiencing a moderate drought. Our animals perform well in the dry weather but it...

I hope everyone is having a good summer. It has been really dry here, so we are hoping for some rain soon. After haying we start to mow...

Late May and early June is hay season, which is an important and exciting time on the farm. Getting the hay done right, at the right...

Well, April and May are hands down the busiest months on the farm. Half our cows have calved and half the ewes in the May lambing flock...

April 1st was the start of our first lambing season. As of today 40 of 56 ewes in our first group have lambed. We have another batch of...