It's been a busy two weeks, but we're nearly finished with our ryegrass harvest for this year. Our yields have been comparable to last year, and we should have enough harvested to make it our milking herd's primary forage from June until possibly as la...
I know that as farmers the weather being strange or changing patterns is supposed to be normal. That's just part of our job. The risk we take. And one of the big reasons why so many of us realize how we need to rely more on God than o...
Not a great variety of pictures this week because we haven’t done a great variety of things. We have hauled a bunch of grain though. Soybeans, waxy corn, and corn to the ethanol plant. Here’s a couple pictures of … Continue r...
Where is all the organic milk? If you haven't noticed yet, there is a nation wide organic milk shortage Continue reading →
Silage chopping has run pretty smoothly this week, and I'm happy to report that we now have one silage pit full of sorghum. We'll take some time this morning to cover and seal the pit with plastic so the chopped sorghum will ferment properly. It will b...
In May I blogged about the US Army Corps of Engineers causing intentional breaches in the Birds Point Levee in Southeast Missouri. The land that was protected by this levee produces enough food to feed over 1 MILLION people a year. When … Continue reading →
Life hasn't slowed down on the farm since our hectic "hay day" a couple of weeks ago. In fact, it's done just the opposite. We've come to the point in the year when our nerves, our patience, and our equipment is pushed to the limit. That's right...we'r...
What is something that touches every part of agriculture in the U.S.? It is involved with the production and care of livestock and poultry. It is aids in the preparation, planting, care and harvest of fresh produce. It helps refine textile … Continue reading →
What happens when you mow down all of your hay with the hopes of baling it over two days? It either rains or you have equipment problems. Or both.hay tedderWhen we ended the day on Tuesday, we expected to start baling as soon as the dew was off mid-mor...
Some scenes from our farm this summer.Coming up the driveway.... The Parlor building which houses our event room and where the cows are milked....The balcony off the Parlor....My view from the balcony....Cows walking out of the milking parlor back to t...
