More on the transition

To date we have built another 55 acres of pasture to accommodate our herd of 100 milking cows. This gives us 1 acre per cow...roughly. Our aim is to be able to offer 1.25 acres per cow next year.


I love the way you can see them zig zag along the lane home...

To make grazing a lifestyle choice for our herd we are starting from the ground up - calves are no longer living in huts...they are on grass too.This is called the Milk Bar...as many as 6 calves can drink from it at once... I have 2 more on the way. It took more time to get them onto the electric fence than this feeder. The Jersey a little quicker than the Holsteins i might add. I love my Job!

The most terrible and beautiful and interesting things happen in a life. For some of you, those things have already happened. Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will

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