Grazing Stockpiled Grass

In earlier posts we have mentioned cattle grazing stockpiled grass.  To explain, “stockpiled” grass is portions of pasture lands that were left un-grazed during the growing season for the specific purpose of grazing those areas during the non-growing season.  We are now well into the non-growing season,…

Calves going into winter

Last April and May we posted some photos of our spring born calves.  Here we share some recent photos of some cow calf pairs.  The calves are looking healthy after a summer of grass and cow milk. As always, you are welcome to contact…

2014 Fall Broilers On Grass

Well it’s not quite fall yet, but our second batch of pasture poultry for the year went to grass this week.  We start the day old chicks in a chicken coop to control the temperature and keep them dry.  After three weeks they have…

Three Years And Counting

This 2011 photo was taken shortly after our herd of 10 heifers and a bull showed up on our farm.  Three years seems like a long time but in the process of turning a startup beef herd into a product you can ship to consumers, well we still have a year…

Last Calf – 2014

Calving season ended June 4th this year with the last calf – 2014.  Our herd of 8 cows all calved within 3 weeks. Being born is hard work for both the cow and the calf.  Both animals have a depressed immune system right at birthing. …