All Burned Up
I’m learning more and more how much farming is a gamble. There’s are many variables that can effect the growing season for grain farmers and we are in the middle of one now. We are in need of rain or...
View ArticleFlavorful Beef Here
If you’ve read my blog before then you know that we raise cattle and they are grain fed. That is the cattle that were born here, weened from their Moms, and fattened out for our freezer beef sales....
View ArticleWhat is a Bushel?
I often hear My Farmer talk about a bushel of corn or soy beans, and today I was asked what a bushel of apples is so I guess I need to ingrain this measurement in my head. So far I’ve … Continue...
View ArticleIt’s in the Blood!
In this world there are things people are interested in whether it be a hobby or an occupation and you ask, “Why the interest?” That same questions has crossed my mind many a times when it comes to...
View ArticleA Farmers Sack Meal
We are right smack dab in the middle of Harvest 2012 which brings about the normal challenges of keeping a farmer going in terms of food and rest. Thankfully Mother Nature has dropped a little bit of...
View ArticleCorn Stalk Lessons
Ah harvest is over here on the farm thank goodness! What a stressful growing season to say the least, but I must say I learned a lot. There is a true science behind grain farming which includes the...
View ArticleWintertime Farm Chores
I’ve learned very quickly that even though it seems that farmers get a decent break from work during the winter that it’s not a complete vacation by any means. There’s planning that needs to be done...
View ArticleSo God Made a Farmer
What a memorable game the Super Bowl was last night and I’m so glad I watched it. Sports in general doesn’t interest me in the least, but what caught my attention and peeked my interest last night was...
View ArticleThe Hand that Feeds Them
I’m sure you’ve heard of crop rotation when a farmer rotates what crops get planted in what fields from year to year. That also happens when you have a herd of breeding cattle, but instead of rotating...
View ArticleLocal Harvest
Closing the gap between farmers and consumers is part of the reason I write this blog. After living in farm country for 14+ years now it has brought me closer to the farms who raise the food we eat....
View ArticleA Farmer’s Heartbreak
It’s evident that in order to be a Farmer is has to be in your blood. There isn’t a Farmer that I know that’s heart and passion isn’t in raising and growing food for others. Due to that heart and …...
View ArticleAn Abandoned Baby Calf
It’s finally spring and it’s showing here on the farm! The plants are coming back to life, the weather is warmer, and the cows are having their babies. I love this time of year! When My Farmer comes...
View ArticleTime to Bottle Feed
I shared with you in a previous post that we are currently bottle feeding a calf. One of our cows had twin bull calves and rejected one of them. Since none of the other cows adopted the calf we’ve...
View ArticlePlanting Season for the Farmers Wife
I can only imagine the needs of a farmers wife whose farmer farms hundreds or thousands of acres. I’m sure many are exhausted already this season. Why would a farmers wife be exhausted you ask?...
View ArticleA Farmers Sighs
There’s more to grain farming than meets the eye. I’m sure a majority of city folk, and I can say this because I was one, thinks a farmers job is easy. NOT!! There is a science to farming and I’m …...
View ArticleStrawberry Bumper Crop
Growing up my parents weren’t the gardening type, so there’s another big jump from what I was used to and what I’m living now. I do however remember my Grandparents owning a lot next to their house...
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