Lazy Pigg Farm

10/13/2026

This was before we got 5 inches out of Isiais. Hopefully that drops us to just abnormally dry. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1A3XdEZcV4/

The new drought map was published this morning. Portions of Pittsylvania, Halifax, Charlotte, and Campbell counties are still in "extreme" drought.

Statewide, the cumulative geographic area still in some form of drought increased from 32% last week to 34% this week.

Image credit U.S. Drought Monitor

08/29/2026

Should be lots of fun!

Interested in vending or performing? Send us an email about it!Attendance at OkraFest is FREE this year! No need to buy a ticket in advance; just show up hungry!

08/23/2026

A wonderful family farm in Franklin County Virginia! Check them out at the Rocky Mount Farmers Market. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BLTate5j8/

07/22/2026

Univ. of Missouri is doing really interesting research on hair shedding in cattle. How fast your cows slick up in the spring determines so much more than I thought!

This MU Extension guide is meant to provide background information on the economic importance of hair shedding scores, introduce the hair shedding scoring system, discuss how to implement hair shedding into a selection program, and promote hair shedding as a management tool.

07/17/2026

It's smokey here in Western Virginia. The camera wants to filter all the smoke out. It made my throat and eyes sting. Everybody be careful today!

06/01/2026

New girls on the block 😍 We got twenty more ladies in this spring to grow the flock and help meet demand 🥚
These cuties are warming up to me (treats are a great motivator 😆) And we just got our first egg!!

05/20/2026

How lucky are we?
(wish we had a little more rain . . . but I'll take it I guess)

05/18/2026

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Were you bitten by a ? After removing it, you can save it & send it to VDH's Tick Survey Program. The goal is to understand which ticks are biting people & the locations of Virginia's tick species. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ticks/tick-identification/virginia-tick-survey/

04/23/2026

This is a newsletter from our USDA processor in North Carolina. There is some good information on how they evaluate age and what that means for the cuts available. There is also a link at the bottom of the newsletter that takes you to North Carolina's USDA grass-fed beef report. I use this quarterly to adjust the pricing of our retail and bulk beef.