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Another Foot of Snow?

February 9th, 2015 · No Comments · farming

We had our 850-foot-long driveway plowed yesterday for the third time this season and we’ll probably be having it done again this afternoon to deal with the snow system that’s been parked over us since Saturday. Forecasters are calling for a foot of snow or more from this particular storm–a few inches each day–which starts […]

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Clover in Bloom

June 9th, 2014 · No Comments · farming

These are high times on the farm. The grass is up to my thighs. The clover is blooming. And the livestock are grazing their fill. One question hangs over all: Will there be enough grass in the pasture to see us through the dry times this summer? My day begins around 5 when I try […]

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Race Against the Weather

April 29th, 2014 · No Comments · farming

Forecast calls for cold and rainy weather through the end of the week starting this afternoon so I don’t have much time to fool around on the computer. I’ve got to finish the “tractor” destined to be the new home for the 25 Freedom Ranger chicks in our basement brooder. I know it doesn’t look […]

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