Going forward, as we work through my husband’s health issues, me not wanting to work quite as much physically (trying not to break down my body), and rebuilding the herd as quickly as possible (or selling completely out and quitting), we need to decide whether or not tobreed the heife...
But first each pot needed a thorough watering as did the soil I was digging into, it is as dry as a bone despite rain last Saturday, I definitely need to dig in a good amount of well rotted manure, the soil is great looking but lacking somewhat in substance. I still have gaps, I ...
A couple months ago, I talked to Paul, the CEO of the creamery and asked him, “Once the new store is complete, will we be selling wine from it?” He answered, “Yes.” This greatly disturbed my family and me. So a month ago, we went to the annual meeting and I talked to the...
We nearly lost our house, had we not had help from in laws, we were picking up nighcrawlers and selling them to bait shops, picking morel mushrooms and huckleberries and selling them for gas money, so my husband could go to the nearest town 20 miles away and look for work and we wer...
or something fast-moving is going through the herd. One of the jerseys was unexpectedly runny for a couple of days last week. But the white calf clearly isn’t feeling well. She gets up, she eats, her ears are up but she looks a little gaunt, has been laying in manure and her rump...
Finally, under living standards, we include access to electricity, access to improved water, access to an improved sanitation facility, access to safe cooking fuel (household does not use solid cooking fuel such as wood, charcoal, leaves, or manure), floor type (household does not have a ...
Selling to restaurants, butcher shops, at the farmers markets, and grocery stores.they have discovered there is a market for livestock produced on pasture an that you don’t have to be a giant CAFO, concentrated animal feeding operation. www.sullivanfarmsmo.com Podcast: Play in new window |...
Finally, under living standards, we include access to electricity, access to improved water, access to an improved sanitation facility, access to safe cooking fuel (household does not use solid cooking fuel such as wood, charcoal, leaves, or manure), floor type (household does not have a ...