Quick Tips for Successful Milk Training & Calving
Our Jersey heifer Bonnie is getting closer to her due date of March 22nd. Are we ready? We are getting there! I have found that scheduling, supplies, and milk training are the key things to focus on during this time. First, SCHEDULING. The last few weeks I have been prepping. Going outside earlier in the…
Keep readingHow to Select a Dairy Cow: Essential Tips and Insights
Decided you want a cow, but you don’t know where to start? Here is my checklist I used to narrow down the right cow for me. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but it sure helps to have some key points in your mind when you are cow shopping: I preferred a Jersey cow because…
Keep readingRediscovering Farm Life: An Artist’s Journey
My name is Karen and I am a small-farm girl, stay at home mom, and artist. Kansas farming goes back for four generations before me. Growing up on a small northeast Kansas farm, the farm ways just never leave my heart. I grew up breaking bales, cutting thistles, fishing for crappie, and milking the family…
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