On any beef operation, there is one clear and absolute rule – all cows must raise a calf to weaning. That’s her job. That’s why she exists. If she “comes up open” or “doesn’t settle”, meaning, she’s not pregnant, she needs to go some place else. Same if her calf dies. It costs quite a
Yearly Archives: 2014
We just got the message that Wordless Wednesday means that we are supposed to post a picture, and not use it as an excuse to not post anything at all. So here’s a picture of Emma, and her new baby.
Doing the freezer inventory consists of two parts – 1) figuring out what’s in the freezers and 2) letting people know the results of part one. I’m pretty good with the first, but as some of you have figured out, I’m not as good as I should be with the second. But after quite a
If you say “plain old grass” to anyone in the forage business, we have a tendency to get a little sensitive. For us, there’s no such thing as “plain old grass”. Every grass, forb and legume has a purpose, a value and a need. And the more you do this sort of work, the more