Let me BLESS ya’ll with young farmer KD on this #nationalagday TBH, I wouldn’t go to a hog show without braiding my hair (in my version) of cornrows until I was probably 14. Bless my heart. Cattle have been and will always be my favorite livestock. This was young KD’s steer “Boss.” He would basicallyContinueContinue reading “Throwback to Young KD”
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Why We Do It
Why we do it. It’s not because the 2% provides for the 98%. It’s not because we make 8 cents on the dollar. It’s not because land/equipment prices are astronomical, market prices are volatile, and Mother Nature calls the shots. It’s not because of midnight calving in 20-below or missed ballgames ’cause the storm’s comingContinueContinue reading “Why We Do It”
A Conversation a Day…
It happened again. The evil statement. The one where I (farmer) am lectured by two people who have never been on a farm, but ironically, know more about our food supply than a lady in yoga pants and a peace-sign graphic tee (me. that’s what I was wearing. Not overalls and a straw hat. Misleading,ContinueContinue reading “A Conversation a Day…”
Land of Thirst: Farming in the Karoo of South Africa
Last year, Janus traveled home to South Africa for a couple of months. I was lucky enough to visit him and get a taste of my future home-away-from-home. My future FIL raises Merino sheep, Bonsmara cattle, alfalfa + common veggies in a region that is deemed the “Land of Thirst.” What I experienced on dieContinueContinue reading “Land of Thirst: Farming in the Karoo of South Africa”
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