Truth or Dairy

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Not a normal morning

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  Ah - a picture like so many I've taken. Cattle grazing peacefully in the pasture.   Except it's not a pasture and I did...
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Almost last

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A cow was kind enough to calve right in front of our house yesterday!  As I walked out toward her, I could see she was really close.  When I...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Take a tour

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We hosted a farm tour Monday and today.  It's such a beautiful time of year!  Blue sky, green grass, perfect temperature.    We fin...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

One, two, three, four ... cuttings of alfalfa

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 Fourth cutting! That's right - four times a year we cut, rake, and chop the alfalfa to feed our cattle.  Seems like we just covered t...
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Headquarters

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We went with a group of young farmers to tour the Michigan Milk Producers Association headquarters in Novi, MI.  MMPA is our member-owned co...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Writing a letter

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I read an article in the Wall Street Journal that impelled me to write a letter to the editor .  As published, it reads:   Retired agric...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Cementing it

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I mentioned earlier that we're pouring more cement to make a larger silage pad.  (A silage pad is a cement slab where we pile the feed...
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