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Moooving Cows

Hope you all are staying cool! The animals can tolerate this hot weather as long as they have plenty of water. All our cow pastures have...

Hey Hey Hay!

Last night we finished our first cutting of hay, one of the biggest jobs of the year. The yields were very good and we hope the quality...

Grazing is a Go

All the cows and most of the sheep are out grazing some nice fresh grass. We still have some ewes in the barn lambing for the next few...

Looking at Lambs

The first group of ewes that started lambing in March has just finished. It was a cold start but everything went pretty smoothly. This is...

Lambing Prep

Our first group of ewes is due to start lambing this Friday, so we are busy getting everything ready. The ewe lambs that were in the...

Cold Weather Lull

I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine as much as we are! There is not much new going on at the farm. The ewe lambs are happy to be in...

Winter Feeding

Hope your new year is off to a good start! We really welcomed the cold weather and snow at the farm. While warm temperatures make many...

Grouping Cows

Sometime in November or December, depending on the type of feed we have, calves are weaned from their mothers and put into separate...

Fall Grazing

It has been a warm and relatively dry fall, which is always great weather for October and November. At this point in the fall, the lambs...

Shuffling Sheep

The grass grew pretty well in September, but it is slowing down now that the days are getting shorter. The sheep have a good supply of...

Managing the Residual

The pastures really needed the rain we just got after the 90 degree weather we had last week. September is usually a good grass growing...

Grass, Grass, Grass!

Since last month the grass has continued to grow really well. So well, we decided to cut some of the sheep pasture a second time for hay....