The Future is Sheep
The Blackshirt Feeders cattle yard currently holds 50,000 head at full capacity, but when fully built out it will house four times that, which will make it the largest feedlot...
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The Future is Sheep
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It's a Bobcat
I was driving back to the farm yesterday when a bobcat rocketed right in front of the car. I say it was a bobcat because I rationally know it was...
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Handling Stress
The other day I had a phone conversation that went something like this: My friend: "HOW WE DOING!? You got a little blue pill for that bull of yours? I...
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Mineral Bar Update
A little while back I put out a new-to-me cafeteria style mineral feeder for the cattle and sheep. Each mineral is in it's own compartment, not mixed into a single...
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Stability or Stagnation
I’ve lately been acutely aware of time’s passing. I do have two young children, who are changing daily, but I actually ascribe my recent preoccupation with the brevity of a...
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When I am Old and Grey
If a recent study is to be believed, American men are getting weaker. That, at least, is the sensational reading of it. A skeptic might point out that it only...
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Barns and Swallows
The big old dairy barn that dominates the farmyard looks a lot better on the outside then on the inside. The roof line is straight and the siding is in...
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Farm Dangers!
My daughter is skeptical of many things I say to her, particularly if I’m stopping her from doing something fun, like throwing a plastic elephant across the room or rhythmically...
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Fissiles
My three year-old daughter is still working on some consonant sounds. She has yet to master "th" and substitutes "F"s instead. When she stepped on a thistle yesterday evening she...
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Take your vitamins
So... last year we tested a few of our cows for selenium and all came back deficient. I offer a "mineral mix" free choice, but clearly it didn't do the...
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Neighbor's Bull
My dear neighbor Don died a few years ago. His children now own his farm. They lease the arable ground and run dairy heifers for another neighbor on about 100...
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Pigs like to root
Last year I wrote a blogpost about how I'd like my pigs to graze more than root. I'm not that happy with the state of my herd's grazing ability, but...
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Grazing Pigs ?
It appears fertility is a piece to the puzzle of getting pigs to preferentially graze rather than root. The photo above shows the winter housing situation for my herd of...
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Hazels and Nuts
I have big dreams for my pigs. Some day in the future I'm going to have a substantial amount of my farm set up with plants, fencing, and water systems...
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