Yearling heifers are wintering on the south side of the farm. They graze standing hay and get alfalfa hay twice a day. Because cattle are notorious for wasting hay, we feed it to them under the hot wire so they cannot lay in it or...

Already this season, we've had 2 ice storms with major power outages. I can't think of another winter where this happened twice--much less this early in the season. We hope it's not a sign of things to come! With the slower pace of winter, we are...