Name: Walter Species: Bovine Gender: Bull Breed: Registered Miniature Hereford Walter wants you to know he’s kind of a big deal. People know him. When I decided to swap my mini cow herd from commercial cattle to registered, Walter was my first purchase. I was so excited to find a bull fairly close to home – he was in south Missouri. I was also pumped that they had started working with him on a halter. Y’all know I tend to treat everything like…
It started with a trip to an exotic livestock auction, as many good stories do. My mother and I have enjoyed many trips to Jim Scott’s Alternative Livestock Auction over the years. Dad and Colt never knew what we might come home with. We’ve brought home angora goats – what’s a few more goats, but with better hair? And a few alpacas – that we promptly sold on the next trip. We’ve discussed the need for a camel – they…
Thanksgiving is upon us, and when we give thanks for the food on our dinner table, maybe we should include thanks for the for farmers and ranchers that raised and grew our food.
I wish I knew all the miles these chinks have ridden. My dad found them for me at a flea market, so I’ll never know their whole story…so let me share a story of their life with. These chinks kept me warm and protected through the two summers I spent working at Waunita Hot Springs Ranch in Colorado during my college years. Through early morning round ups… Through random snow storms in June… Through getting lost on trails I should…
Most of us in the agriculture world were told multiple times throughout our childhood to “Get back on the horse.” Of course, this didn’t always apply to an actual horse, but anything we failed at – and trust me, I failed a lot – we were encouraged to try again. Now, in my childhood, this also OFTEN applied to an actual horse. I’ll admit, I’ve not thought about this phrase much in recent years, but after getting slapped in the…
Welcome back to Female Farmer Friday! I’ve taken a few weeks off because of the craziness that is fair season, calving season, and harvest season. I’m so excited to introduce you to Jackie from Head Waters Farm and @farmgirl_at_last on Insta! Jackie is one of the first female farmers I started following on Instagram, and she is still one of my favorites. And not only is she an awesome female farmer, she is also a real life superhero – she…
Welcome to Female Farmer Friday. Today’s featured female farmer is Katelyn Duban. Katelyn, along with her husband Justin, farm a variety of organic grand and oil seeds in Southern Alberta, Canada.
Kelsey Jorissen is a chicken mama, online marketing genius, and sustainability expert. Join us as we learn more about her female farmer story.
Name: Henryetta Age: 3 years (April 2016) Species: Goat Breed: Spanish/Boer Cross Henryetta was born and raised on our farm. When she was about two weeks old, we lost her momma, so she became a bottle baby. Most of our goats are not raised on a bottle if we can help it, so having a friendly bottle baby is fun sometimes! Since Henryetta was so friendly and used to being handled, she got volunteered to go to a few 4-H…
I’m what some people may call competitive. (There are several of my coworkers giggling right now at this understatement.) I’m also a perfectionist. These personality traits have their pros and cons. Together, on a good day, they can help me rule the world! But today, I want to talk about one of the cons: fear of failure. I hate to lose. It’s not that I’m a sore loser, I truly try not to be. I am normally super encouraging to…