Sustainable Agriculture

According to recent marketing (TV, radio and newspapers), about everything is or can be “sustainable”.  The word has been used so much one must research how each company or organization defines “sustainable”. Question:  What are you trying to “sustain” (continue, keep or save)? Just…

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…

Subzero Frost Free Tank

Recently we posted a short video (YouTube link) to the DS Family Farm Facebook page showing how we provide fresh water to the cow herd in subzero weather. Late December 2017 through early January 2018 we had a 17 day stretch with temperatures below…

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…

Graze or Browse the Leaf Drop?

We all enjoy the beauty of trees in fall colors.  What does this season change mean for the land and animals?  What is nature doing?  How would large herbivores such as buffalo respond to the annual leaf drop?  These are the questions to think…