June eighth marked the beginning of our calving season with a bull. He is a handsome fella and eighty-three pounds of spunk. Before the mamma cow had completely shed the afterbirth, this calf had already nursed and was prancing around with his tail cocked.

To some, June might seem like an odd time to start having calves. Our reasoning… We wean our calves at ten months of age which usually occurs in March or April of the following year. The cows have taken their calves through the winter months, and the spring pastures are ready for some quality grazing.