Tuesday evening, Don and I attended a farm walk sponsored by the Boone County SWCD. The purpose was to view, first hand, the grazing program utilized by an area cattleman and his wife. This program was fairly standard. Forty percent grazed, 30% trampled, 30% left standing, daily moves, fly control, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2013
One for me, one for the berry pan…
One for me, one for the berry pan… One for me, one for the berry pan. The strawberries are coming on quickly and they are delicious. Most of the berries will be frozen so we can enjoy them throughout the year. Until they are stemmed though, the berry pan sits … Continue reading
“We’ll take that one.”
About a week ago, Mason sold a bull to some folks in the Holliday area. We thought the day might end with one of our bulls being sold though. The buyers started looking at the entire group and asked if a younger one, ours, was for sell. Well, yes he … Continue reading
What a productive day
What a productive day. We took action on a plan to make less work. Part of the plan is to utilize more wooded area for the cattle to graze and shelter in so today, we set t-posts through a stretch of woods and attached insulators to them. When the time … Continue reading