by Daniel | Oct 23, 2018 | cows, GRASSFED
We currently have four animals for sale. We will make a package deal for anyone who buys three adult animals or more. Registered Jersey Bull AJCA #119932821 DOB December 04, 2016 $2200. “Levi” carries excellent grassfed genetics as well as...
by Daniel | Apr 11, 2018 | cows, DAIRY, GRASSFED
We started milking cows with the goal of producing 100% grassfed/zero grain fed milk. What we realized is that there are other farmers who feed grain to their cows and yet they’re presumed to be grassfed. While they may not feed a Total Mixed Ration (TMR) like...
by Daniel | Mar 20, 2018 | cows, DAIRY, East West Farm, FARM LIFE
From the day we moved in two+ years ago, we have dealt with a list of challenges. We were so caught up in the excitement and busyness, we totally missed the signs that we were heading into a drought, one that devastated the southeast and other areas of the US. We had...
by Daniel | Jun 8, 2017 | Beef, cows, DAIRY, GRASSFED
Grassfed or is it grass fed? There really is a difference between the two. The first term I define as a cow (or other ruminant) that grazes pasture throughout the growing season and is fed hay when those pastures are unproductive. These pastures are intensively...
by Daniel | Jan 20, 2015 | cows
For the previous three years we’ve kept our cows bred by “live cover” i.e. a bull. Artificial insemination (AI) is the method commonly used to ensure genetic diversity in a herd while not having to feed and handle a bull year round. In order for AI...
by Daniel | Jan 16, 2015 | cows, Farm
Back when I was dreaming about farming, we were visiting a local farm where we bought our milk. It was milking time and the cows were filing into the milking parlor, what luck! I asked if we could observe the process and after noting our three young children, we were...
