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We moved the cows out to pasture this week and have them off of hay now. It is wonderful to see them in the spring when they get their first run of a new paddock of fresh green grass – jumping a kicking and excited. The children call it “rodeo-ing’. The milk is wonderfully yellow [...]
Well, we are very excited at the prospect that our pastured poultry will be GMO free this year! We have been searching high and low for an feed source closer to home and have finally found one. We are looking at having 2 batches of chickens this spring and one for the fall. If you [...]
Just after Christmas we acquired a new Jersey girl. We got her on a trade for our % mini-jersey heifer we had for sale. She is 2 years old and calved in September of 2010. She is also registered with the AJCA. She has taken nicely to the milking routine and is really a sweetheart. [...]
We brought Heart’s bull calf home today. He was born February 27th of last year. He was sired by Glen Forrest Avery Action We had 2 Action bull calves born here this year and the other recently went to become a herd sire at another farm here in southwest MO. I don’t think he’ll be [...]
…we get a visit from Mike. Mike Campbell (Campbell’s Custom Butchering – Norwood, MO) comes out and does our butchering right here on the farm. Less stress on the animals and less stress on me trying to round up hogs and get them into a trailer. He does a great job and he’s a really [...]
Tomorrow will be our last chicken butchering day for the year. It will be nice to have all the chicken butchering out of the way and have a bunch of delectable pastured poultry in the freezer.
Our sows farrowed again today. Even though we knew the younger one was bred first, they both decided that today was a good day. We woke to find “Big Momma” the mother to 10 perfect little piggies. Nine were some variation of red and with white stripes and black spots. The tenth looked like his [...]
I just wanted to post a quick note to thank the employee from the Missouri Office of Administration that has taken the time on a number of occasions to visit my website. While most of the information on this website is reposted from other sources, I hope that you find it informative. If you are [...]
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The following is a letter written by Paul Hamby owner of Hamby Dairy Supply, to the milkboard and MDA in support of the right of the individual to choose raw milk. http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=31464 To: Missouri State Milk Board cc: Jon Hagler Director, MDA This message is a followup to testimony presented at the State Milk Board [...]
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Our new Jersey, Olive, was delivered today. I couldn’t wait until milking time tonight. She behaved beautifully while being led down to the stanchion. She had not been haltered regularly or been led. She didn’t let down her milk for me well at all but I expected that. She had been a nurse cow for [...]
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