by Natasha | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I never thought I would want to join Farm Bureau, because I didn’t think it spoke for farmers like me.” This was my opening statement in the 2018 Farm Bureau Discussion Meet Contest, and it’s true. My relationship with Farm Bureau hasn’t always been easy, and...
by Natasha | Apr 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
RIP Anlit. It has been a rough few weeks here on the farm. Sheep started dropping dead for no apparent reason. They would appear fine one day, eating with full bellies, with the only sign of anything maybe being wrong was that they looked cold, and the next morning...
by Natasha | Feb 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Have you ever been stuck in a rut? I know I have. Like the literal ruts formed on the farm when you have to haul water to the animals in the back pasture on a muddy day, they are easy to create and get into but often hard to get out of. Personally my ruts usually...
by Natasha | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
We hope this finds you well. We started the new year off with a bang and got the ewes shorn last weekend. Don’t worry, they are under a roof and most sheep are shorn in winter around here as ewes on commercial operations start lambing at the end of January....
by Natasha | Sep 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you follow us and are a loyal local customer from the Green Lake, Fox Valley, or Madison area, we thank you. However, this post is not for you. But don’t stop reading yet, because this news is very exciting and we hope you will help us spread the word far and...
by Natasha | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my off farm life I am a teacher, and today was one of those oh-so-special-holy-grail days of teaching, the snow day. Or ice day as it may be in the case of today. We had an early release yesterday due to predictions of dangerous conditions at the end of the school...
