Farm Connection

05/29/2026

And there you have it! Calving season 2026 is officially over with Copper’s new bull calf. Decided to keep a few more calves than I originally intended this spring because it seems like growing the herd for the grassfed beef demand is probably wise.

On to the next thing now! Won’t be long till the bulls join the cows to start the process all over again 🐂

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05/25/2026

Tomorrow we’ll be around the barn and store from 9-11 am. If the cows allow us, we might take it a little easier tomorrow afternoon for a while 😎.

So if you need farm goodies, come in the morning. If you absolutely can’t, send us a message and we can meet you there later.

Livestock don’t observe holidays, but we’ll see if we can sweet-talk them into giving us a couple hours or something 😉

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05/23/2026

And then there was one…

Sierra snuck one in on us this morning…she has a pretty small udder for her first time calving, and she didn’t really even look that close yesterday (though I was hoping she’d go before the end of May!).

Thankfully the last first-calf heifer calved on her own with no assistance!

And now we wait for Copper…who is getting close. We *think* she be the last one 😉.

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05/23/2026

Clay County residents, sign up next week if you have old tires you need to recycle!

05/19/2026

The adventures of yesterday…
🐂⛈️

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05/18/2026

Want to know how you can help your body deal with less inflammation?

Check out this week’s blog post!

Why you'll want to keep beef tallow in your arsenal of healthy foods...

05/16/2026

🌅Love me some sunrises and sunsets…and when you can add cows in the mix, all the better!

🌻When moving the chickens this week, I came across a VERY healthy dandelion plant. Check out the size of that leaf! (sorry, no dandelion emoji)

🍇 Mulberry season is about to kick off, as the early ones are ripening in a hurry! This tree caught my attention this afternoon…positively loaded with berries up the whole branch! If you’re adventurous and want to harvest some yourself, give me a heads-up and I’ll point you towards a plethora of options on the farm 😉 (also no mulberry emojis 😬).

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05/11/2026

Guess what happened here over the weekend??

Come grab yours this week!
M 12-5
Th 12-5
F 12-5
Sat 9-3

In case you weren’t aware, Indiana is one of the states that does not allow unpasteurized milk to be sold for human consumption. In many other states it IS legal to do this. It’s legal to sell it as pet food here though, so that’s how we are able to offer this farm fresh goodness to you (and Fido really does love them!).

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05/08/2026

We’re not quite done calving yet, but there were 38 babies born in 27 days in April. Trickling in with the remaining few now.

For the first time I can ever remember, I didn’t get a single calf tagged until over a month after the first ones were born. April just had too many other things competing for my time!

Well yesterday we made out tags and got them caught up. Some calves went to other farms as bottle babies, but these 11 heifers are our future milking herd replacements. As you can see, we’ve got a few fruits in the bunch. Hopefully that means they’re just sweet and not crazy😏. Didn’t have the boys’ tags made out yet for the photo.

Also, do not recommend waiting a month to tag, as the bigger they are, the more damage they can do when trying to confine them for their “ear piercing”. We decided to run them through the chute in the barn. Unfortunately the head gate wasn’t latched properly for the first one and when he tried to lunge through the opening he took the whole gate with him and the metal lever that closes the opening slammed pretty forcefully into the side of my head. Pretty sure I have a mild concussion which necessitates me slowing down a bit for a few days 🤕. Thankful for those who are lightening my load this week! Not thankful for Chief’s escape attempts 😌

05/07/2026

We are very grateful for all the support we’ve experienced in Doug’s abbreviated campaign season…he made a good amount of impact in a short time!
And now, back to farm life and whatever else the Lord brings our way 😉

05/03/2026

Arguably the prettiest time of year on the farm. Lush grass, pretty babies, blue skies with white fluffy clouds…
It‘s good for the soul to spend time in the pasture!