What is Fear? I’ve heard it said that you don’t know what true fear is until you’ve been chased down by a mad mama cow. Now, as someone who’s only been on a ranch the past five years or so,… Read More! Barley, Welcome to the World It feels a little like Christmas morning. Okay,...
The Winter Wheat Wait Nearly Over It’s raining in GriggsDakota and all field work has come to a halt. Although we are not dry, the soaking rain will freshen everything and help it to finally green up in GriggsDakota. The… Read More! Daily Farmer May 19, 2013 Daily Farmer May 18, 2013 A New Addition...
Daily Farmer May 18, 2013 A New Addition Friday morning as I headed down the gravel road, bound for Rapid City, I looked at my horses that were standing near the road, and couldn’t get the pickup stopped fast enough or… Read More!
A New Addition Friday morning as I headed down the gravel road, bound for Rapid City, I looked at my horses that were standing near the road, and couldn’t get the pickup stopped fast enough or my camera out… Read More! Picture day – Butterfly It’s been a busy week – much to do...
Is it News or Just my Crazy Life? There’s lots going on here lately. Yesterday, Avie and I moved cows out of the creek up to a flat where the hired man finished the job and put them across to greener pastures. It was still an 8… Read More! "I Got You Babe" They...
AdFarm: Your Field is Ready AdFarmers, this is what your field looks like without snow. There was corn on this ground last season. We have gone over it with the Wishek disc and the Salford RTS since the cows left in… Read More! Daily Farmer May 15, 2013 Four Years of GriggsDakota It was a...
Four Years of GriggsDakota It was a college girl in her boyfriend’s cap that welcomed you to GriggsDakota four years ago today. Although she had lived on the farm full time since she was 10 years old, I did not think of her as… Read More! Daily Farmer May 14, 2013 If Slaughter Houses...
If Slaughter Houses Had Glass Walls… Reblogged from Slow Money Food: Most people, statistically, eat meat. Many only see what the latest undercover video shows, and never see large operations. With technology that can change, and here… Read More! A Horse Box: CONTEST! A few weeks ago, I was contacted by this up and...
Why Would We Tattoo Bananas? In earlier posts I showed how we tattoo ears to identify individual rabbits. But tattoos on bananas? There is a reason! Recently I ordered an “EZ Tatt” – a tattoo pen that allows… Read More! Cattle Waiting for Fresh Greens I have often pointed out that cattle must be...
Daily Farmer May 11, 2013 Daily Farmer May 10, 2013 Seeding Starts 2013 It is the first day of seeding in GriggsDakota. The CRP ground is seeded to corn. The Spring rush will be rushed this year.This ground worked… Read More!
