Over the river and through the woods, to another conference we go ...

Today we're off to the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference. It's a national conference that just so happens to be in Michigan this year.

It seems like there are a lot of conferences, right? Well, it's the time of year. Winter is farmers' slow season, so the meetings are all crammed into about three months. It's the only way any of us can actually attend! It certainly makes winter go quickly - and we get to see a lot of friends we barely see the rest of the year.

Meanwhile, back at the farm, the free stall addition is coming along nicely.

New mats, new stalls:

The clientele, looking eagerly at the new addition in the works:

They'll enjoy this for a little while, then they'll be moving out to pasture as soon it's spring. And we'll be transitioning from indoor meetings to outdoor work at the same time.