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The fire that could have been.

Yesterday morning one of our heifers delivered a beautiful heifer calf. The mom did a great job bringing her into the world but didn’t take the time to properly clean the calf off. My husband stepped in to take care of the calf as it was a cold morning and the calf was still wet. Once he had the calf…
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TFW you want to be a farmer

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You Want to be a Farmer?

It’s interesting to me that lately conversations that start with “I have always wanted to be a farmer” end with “It’s just not set up for new or small farmers to succeed”. I have had a list a mile long given to me of the hurdles one would have to overcome to become a farmer. To be honest, I don’t…
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Disbudding Dairy Calves

The preferred method on our farm to remove horns is horn disbudding. Disbudding is when you stop the horn producing cells that are not yet attached to the frontal bone of the skull. So basically the little nub the calves are born with is just free-floating within the skin. We prefer to use Dr. Naylor’s Dehorning Paste. Our veterinarian describes the cell growth…
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Not the Perfect Farm Wife

I have a confession to make. I am a horrible farm wife. I’m not the best cook. I take fast food to the guys working out in the fields. I’m not the best house keeper. I keep a clean organized home, but it would never pass the white glove inspection like my mother’s house. I’m never caught up on laundry…
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Animal Identification, Bovine Earrings

Every calf on our farm needs to have visible identification at all times. It is necessary even though farmer can tell who everyone is even from the backside of the cow. We choose to use ear tags. Each animal receives two yellow ear tags. On these ear tags it includes the date the animal was born, the animal’s mother &…
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