If you live in Iowa, you know it’s been raining a while. It seems like the faucet turned on in June, and basically hasn’t stopped very much since. I believe east of here (east of Kalona – like Des Moines) has been getting more, but we’ve been still pretty wet. For the conventional farmers it’s [...]

Filed under: Animals, Grazing/Pasture on August 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »

Well, today marks the 1st day of December, and the first snow. Typically, farmers around here try to get the harvest end before Thanksgiving, as all bets are off once the holiday is over. This year has been no exception. I finished (finally) the perimeter fence of the 10 acre field just south of the [...]

Filed under: Farm Updates on December 1st, 2008 | No Comments »