Bob reached out to us from Asheville, NC, asking for advice on choosing a family milk cow: Hi, Bob, Thanks for inquiring. Your question is… Read more “choosing a family milk cow”
Category: dairy cow
more milk fever
Maybe it’s the grass this year, which has been exceptionally rich and plentiful with alternate warmth and cool, sun and rain. Good grass means plentiful milk, so… Read more “more milk fever”
reluctant mama
Sweetheart, whose name has nothing to do with her personality, is tetchy even with her little boy Reese, and he finds it easier to get his meals… Read more “reluctant mama”
hot cows
If you ever see a cow standing with her neck arched, mouth open, saliva dripping from her jaws, respiration about eighty breaths per minute, get her out… Read more “hot cows”
green grass!
There are few kinds of relief to be compared to that of the grass farmer when spring green-up finally arrives; maybe the only one would be the… Read more “green grass!”
sacrifice paddocks
Wednesday, March 25, the Annunciation: All winter we’ve held the lactating cows up front on the better forage, while the dry cows, heifers and yearlings cleaned up… Read more “sacrifice paddocks”
We are doing so much writing on our book, The Grassfed Homestead, that we have done very little writing of posts. Winter is not uneventful, but long,… Read more
