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,…

Our first beef – one year to go

In the last post we noted that we are three years into our beef operation, yet we have not shipped any beef yet.  Last year we had our first calf crop, 5 heifers and 4 bulls.  The 5 heifer calves were shipped off to be developed…

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…

Spring Flowers 2014

Now that summer has arrived and in celebration of pollinator month, we would like to share with you photos of spring flowers 2014.  This is a sample of some flowers we came across in our pastures this spring.  Feel free to drop us a…

First Calves 2014

The first calves of 2014 have arrived.  We found these two bull calves today.  Enjoy the photos.     Calves are born with a summer hair coat. Calving this time of year closely matches our local wild animal birth schedule, such as deer. What a miracle! …