No Corn, No Soy, No GMO

Of course our Pasture Grazed (Certified Grassfed) Beef is raised without corn or soybeans and GMOs are not an issue.  When it comes to chicken, well they need more than grass and forages.  Cattle are herbivores, chickens are omnivores.  Over the 9 years we…

Mothers On Mission (MOM)

We had some AWESOME visitors to our farm in 2017!  When the group of folks pictured below showed up one cold Saturday morning in November, we were a little over whelmed.  So what brought this large group out for a visit? Mothers On Mission The…

Overview Worth A View

We urge you to take four minutes to watch “NRCS: Pasture Management“.  It really does a nice job describing some activities we practice here at DS Family Farm.  These practices work for both pasture health and animal health and ultimately your health! The depiction…

Pesky Bugs on the Outside

Our previous post covered how we deal with bugs that bother our herd on the inside.  Everyone is probably more familiar with those pesky bugs that bother our cows on the outside.  Yes, cows come with a fly swatter on their hind end, but…

Pesky Bugs on the Inside

We are not talking about that fly in your house!  What about those bugs that live inside our cattle? Prior to becoming Animal Welfare Approved, we didn’t think much about the bugs inside our cows.  We had heard about using a microscope to check…