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Ag challenge: Adapt, bring in youth “An Iowa farmer could raise rice in watery paddies, with ducks and fish. The ducks eat insects; the fish eat certain plants. So no feed or chemicals are needed, and there’s little energy output … Continue reading →

The ducks have taken to lounging on top of the cornstalk bales. The bales seem to make a good launching pad for flying down to the creek, too. All of the critters seem to be doing a lot of lounging … Continue reading →

On Sunday we took the last of the Spring ’08 beef to the locker. This has been a weekly chore for the past 5 weeks. It’s not my most favorite chore. It can be dangerous, and I always feel like … Continue reading →

Today you are 6! Six has been less traumatic for me than five. I think because five meant I was soon to send you off into the world on a big yellow school bus. Now, a year later, you’re already … Continue reading →

How many licks whorls does it take to get to the center of a hay bale? This is the less-expensive grass hay that we feed the cows & bull. The feeder calves get the more-expensive alfalfa hay. 3 years ago: … Continue reading →

We have 2 last quarters of beef available this week! Make that one quarter now! These quarters are split sides – you get cuts from both the front and rear quarters. Edited to add: these will be custom cut – … Continue reading →

The head goes on the pillow, kitten. (And no, she’s not a house cat.) 3 years ago: Maternity ward 2 years ago: Baby watch 1 year ago: The latest

The west side of our farm is bordered by a railroad track and a trestle that takes the train over Sugar Creek. You might think that the rumble of the train is an annoyance, but to me it’s comforting.

Another day of snow and crappy driving. The best thing to do is stay in the house and play with snow pictures. I like the middle one best. Its starkness reflects the reality of a late-February snowstorm, after an entire … Continue reading →

Ducks cuddling with calves Snoring piglets. Olivia in her first year of volleyball. The little uniform! The little kneepads! The little “Green Devil” socks! 2 years ago: Before and after 1 year ago: Powered