The livestock farmer soon learns it is possible to have too much of a good thing. This time of year, we are wishing our flock were a good deal larger to eat all the grass that’s growing up everywhere. But then by August, when the grass goes dormant under the blast of summer, we will […]
Hard to believe this is our third season on the farm. I made the move to Upstate New York around this time two years ago and this is how things looked then, after I had spread tailings from our new well to fill some of the pot holes in the driveway. The view from the […]
It’s either feast or famine on the farm. When the ground is covered with snow, we long for a bit of green. But before you know it, we’ve got more grass than we need. The animals can’t eat it fast enough and I have to fire up the tractor and start mowing. It’s always been […]
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