This is the second in a four part series we put together based on our first winter of bale grazing. If you haven’t tried this method of hay feeding yet, read on to learn if it may be right for you. Click here to read Winter Hay Bale Grazing Part 1. The concept of winter hay bale grazing is quite simple. The idea is to have an established area (or areas) … [Read more...] about Winter Hay Bale Grazing: Part 2 of 4
Winter Hay Bale Grazing: Part 1 of 4
This is the first in a four part series we put together based on our first winter of bale grazing. If you haven't tried this method of hay feeding yet, read on to learn if it may be right for you. We are at the beginning of April, and we are finally starting to crawl out of winter. For the past 3 months or so our driveway has been lined with snow banks that you can get lost … [Read more...] about Winter Hay Bale Grazing: Part 1 of 4
Beef Cattle: Which Breed to Choose?
So you want to start a cattle herd, but aren't sure which breed you want to use. Perhaps you have a few ideas about the type of cattle you like, but you have some certainties as well. Where do you start? One of the first tenets of cattle breeds is that there are good and bad animals in each breed. In fact, some folks say there are just as many differences among breeds as … [Read more...] about Beef Cattle: Which Breed to Choose?
You’re the folks with the cows!
You’re the folks with the cows. To us, that statement is so amusing. Let me back up a bit and explain……. While my husband is originally from northern Maine, we at one time lived in the midst of one of the most productive and lucrative beef cattle industries in the country. Unfortunately, because of such, the reality of owning a cattle operation in such an environment was far … [Read more...] about You’re the folks with the cows!