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  • Beginning Farmer: Burnout Solutions

    So after selling 3.5 bulk beef, 30 Thanksgiving turkeys, and a few Christmas pot roasts, I was burnt out on the farm.  I've talked before that the ...
  • What's the Difference: Breeds of Beef

    So we have exciting news!! We officially purchased two Hereford girls from our next door neighbor.  He's the one who has been so insanely helpful a...
  • Beginning Farmer: Heifer/Cow Birth

    We have now calved our 5th calf.  We have learned a lot along the way.  For both David and I we discovered that this is actually one of our favorit...
  • Beginning Farmer: Castrating Bull Calves

    We have now gone through castrating our third round of bull calves.  As a beginning farmer, I didn't know what we were doing, if it hurt, the best ...
  • Beginning Farmer: Four Types of Fencing

    When our cattle get out frequently, people start offering advice on how to improve it.  There are four typical ways of keeping cattle contained.  I...
  • Beginning Farmer: What Makes a Horned Cow?

    Recently five cattle got out from small hobby farmer, in a nearby town. The reporting on it was funny to me, as no one seemed to know what to call ...
  • Beginning Farmer: The Time the Cows Got Out

    Let me tell you a story about the time the cows got out.  Nevermind, I don't have enough time or memory to tell you ALL the times the cows got out ...
  • Beginning Farmer: Changing Expectations, Learning New Things

    When we first bought the farm and knew that farm animals were in our future, I knew we would be constantly learning.  Neither David nor I had any r...
  • Beginning Farmer: Websites and Beef Boxes

    As I write this I have spent over six hours on Shopify, trying to upload bundle boxes and figure out pricing structure. I was going through adding all the meat bundles, I was thinking "most people don't even know all that goes into this." So I decided to show you a little of the back-end of marketing our meat.