Winter officially arrives!

Winter has officially arrived here on the farm! The Ozarks received about 6 in of snow here in early January. We had to feed the cows some hay and they seem to grudgingly eat it. As soon as it was possible they were back out grazing again.

Mooving along

We’ve been moving the cows now at about a week per paddock. They are about 60 feet by 300 feet. It’s easy to tell where they’ve grazed and where they…

COWS!

Our steers arrived on November 22. They hadn’t seen hot wire before so we had some drama when they got off the trailer. But after a while we got them…

Hanging Gates

We are closing in on the finish line now of this high tensile electric fence! MFA dropped off 3 gates this morning and we got two hung today. Tomorrow we’ll…

Augering Holes

We rented a mini skid steer with a 9″ auger and began drilling holes for the pressure treated posts.

Building Fence

We just started building a high tensile electric fence for two calves that are coming onto the farm soon. High tensile fencing allows for an easier way to electrify the…