Graze 24/7 – 365

Another year of grazing pastured beef and pasture chickens is complete. In 2022 we tried our hand at grazing pasture pigs. The pigs were a highlight for the year, something new. A below-average rainfall year in 2022 gave us some challenges and we scaled…

Pasture Pork Experience

Pasture raised meats is our focus here at DS Family Farm and we had a great experience with our pasture pigs in 2022. When trying something new we like to start small. In keeping with our “pasture grazed” moto, the pigs of course needed…

Grazing Through A Dry Summer

For most of the 2022 summer, our pasture has not been in a “drought” as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. At the end of August, we have slipped into the category of “D1 – Moderate Drought”. We are thankful for the timely rains…

2022 Grass-fed – Grass finished beef

The term “grass-fed” (grassfed) and “grass finished” continues to create some confusion among the general public. Then, of course, we call our beef Pasture Grazed (an effort to distinguish and define what we do). If you are interested in 100% grass-fed and 100% grass…

Mobile Pork

You are probably aware that we call our mobile floorless chicken protectors “Chicken Tractors”. Now that we have pigs on the move, below is the design of our first “Pig Tractor.” Basic Setup The initial idea behind using a pig tractor came from Greener…