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A Year on the Farm
Enjoy this archive of past newsletters. We hope it gives you a taste of life on the farm!


Fencing & Feeding
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...
Feb 13, 2023


Snowy Season
We are enjoying the wintry weather in Italy Valley. The snow and cold weather help protect our soil from the animals and tractor traffic...
Jan 16, 2023


Bale Grazing
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...
Dec 5, 2022


Cow Crossing
At some point, most farmers who graze livestock wish their pastures were continuous and not broken up by roads, creeks, or other land...
Nov 7, 2022


Fall Grazing
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...
Oct 11, 2022


Bottle Calf
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...
Sep 12, 2022


Catching Cows
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...
Aug 8, 2022


Clipping Pastures
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...
Jul 11, 2022


Making Hay
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...
Jun 14, 2022


May 2022
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...
May 16, 2022


April 2022
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...
Apr 12, 2022


March 2022
March is the calm period before the storm of spring lambing and calving. During this time we enjoy hanging out in the sugar shack with...
Mar 15, 2022
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