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Hensley Farms, Iva, SC (2026)

06/12/2026

A very special edition to our farm. 🥰

Meet the newest little member of our herd. A healthy heifer calf born a few days ago, but her story is so precious to us!

The very last photo is of our beloved 318, who we unfortunately lost to old age last year. We got her years ago from another farm with the tag number 318. We tossed around ideas for names that never stuck and she lovingly stayed as “318” to us, her name if you will.

We were devastated at the loss of 318 but grateful we still had her daughter Zoe with us (pictured with the calf). When Zoe got close to calving this time we both joked “what if it’s a heifer and it looks like 318.” And then oddly enough… that’s what happened!

She isn’t an exact replica of her grandmother but she sure is close to it. And now as she extends the lineage here on the farm, this calf is lovingly going to carry on the title of “318.” 💛

Farming is hard sometimes, but these are the moments that carry us through. The times we can look back at legacies passed down and see lineages of cattle that we’ve raised covering our hillsides. 318 may be gone, but she still with us both in our memories and now in our herd… and for that we are overjoyed.

06/01/2026

🎉𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 🎉

Here in the U.S. June 1st marks the beginning of National Dairy Month, which actually began as National Milk Month in 1937 as a way to promote the consumption of milk and has now developed into an annual tradition that honors the dairy industry.

Did you know:
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🐄 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 500,000 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 7 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺.

🧀 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 10𝘭𝘣𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 1𝘭𝘣 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦.

🧈 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘴' 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵.

🥛 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 25 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.

🍨 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1780𝘴.

We here at Hensley Farms are so very honored by the support of our community which allows us to be a part of the dairy industry. We’re also grateful for all of our fellow dairy farmers who put in the work daily to help keep dairy products on the tables of many American families. But most importantly, we’re grateful to our ladies who provide us with one of the most nutritious products available. 🐄

We’d love to hear from you! Let us know in the comments below, what’s your favorite way to consume dairy ⬇️

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 🇺🇸

May today be a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom as we honor not only our fallen heroes but also stand by their family and friends who have paid the price as well. Freedom isn’t free and we here at Hensley Farms are so honored to farm this land that has been fought for and won through the service of brave men and women who gave their all.

“And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲.
And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend Her still today.
'Cause there ain't no doubt, I love this land.
God Bless the U.S.A.!” 🫡 🇺🇸

05/10/2026

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮! 💐

Wishing each of our mothers, mothers-to-be, or those who play the mother’s role in another’s life a very hapoy Mother’s Day! You guys are the glue that hold our families together and the purest form of love. 💕

And of course we’re especially thankful for all of our mamas here on the farm who provide us with one of the most nourishing foods there is! 🐄🥛

“𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭.
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥.
𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴.”
‭‭- 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴‬ ‭31‬:‭29‬-‭31‬

04/18/2026

This is the part of farming that requires deep faith.

Almost all of South Carolina is in a drought, but our area has reached a D3 extreme drought level. These are the levels where we start to see the ground cracking and the dust flying up behind us as we exit the farm.

The seed has been planted and the corn is starting to come up in rows. This will eventually become silage feed for the cattle, but the possibility of it drying up is always in the back of our minds.

As farmers there’s a lot of times things are simply out of our control, and this is one of them. We do our part, we plant the seed with hopes of the future, and then we wait and pray for the rain to come.

No matter the circumstance, God WILL provide for us in the end, but these are the moments He’s using to refine our faith. Although the percentage is low, we are holding out hope for the forecasted rain! Praying for our fellow farmers who are also in this season of drought.

𝙅𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙝 𝙅𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙝 - 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 🙌🏼

04/08/2026

This is what community looks like. 💛

Sweet Babe had her calf, but Jason noticed she was still struggling. He quickly realized she had another still born twin inside her that was hung up on her pelvic bone and wasn’t coming out. The calf was also breeched, making it an extremely difficult situation to get the calf out.

Jason placed a few phone calls and without hesitation 3 separate men stepped in to help (not pictured was also our neighbor who came to help). They all felt the same urgency and desperation we did to help this cow, even though her life had no impact on theirs. They spent hours working to save her.

These are the stories that PETA and animal rights activists don’t want you to hear. The ones that contain the truth that farmers do in fact see more than a dollar sign in our animals. She has a name and a purpose on our farm, but she is also a life that God has entrusted us to care for.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙨”
-Proverbs 12:10a

She will more than likely be retired after this, depending on how well she heals. For those of you who know Babe, you know her as the cow that we often let wander the farm to do her own thing. Our “spoiled cow” as we call her. Her retirement will be living her days out grazing on our pastures as we are so grateful for her service to the farm. We covet your prayers in her healing journey! ❤️‍🩹

We are extremely grateful for our community who care for our farm, our animals and ultimately us so very well. There have been many times when so many of you have stepped in to help, to support and even to pray over us and for that we are so very thankful! We are who we are because of you. 🫶🏼

04/05/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 🕊️

May today serve as a reminder of why our faith is precious and leans upon the fact that we serve a 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 Savior. Death did not defeat him and the empty tomb is a promise that one day he’s coming again. O’ glorious day!

“𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭
𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯
𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮
𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺
𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴!” 🙌🏼

03/29/2026

🌱𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗦-𝗙𝗘𝗗? 🌱

Last week was chopping time here on the farm for the rye grass which will be fermented and turned into silage for the cows. One of the questions we often get is: Are our cows grass-fed?

The simple answer? 𝗬𝗘𝗦! 🌾
We raise our cows on grass pastures 24/7, 365 days a year. We’re blessed to be in a warm climate down here in South Carolina that allows us to have our cows completely out on pasture all year long. In the Spring/Summer we allow the native grasses to grow and in the Fall/Winter we plant rye grass in our pastures to be able to allow year-round grazing. Currently we have a mixture of rye, native grasses and clover coming up.

Now for the more in-depth answer. Do our cows consume other things in their diet? Another yes! We feed what we call a TMR feed which is a “total mixed ration.” As the weather and grasses change along with things like droughts, our cows require a different diet. This often times contains things like corn silage (non-GMO and grown on the farm), organic sunflower hulls/meal, alfalfa hay, minerals, etc.

Because we feed other things in their diet, we are not considered a “100% grass-fed farm.” Unfortunately there are farms who use the term “grass-fed” to mislead consumers into believing they are only grass-fed by excluding the “100%” part (a popular butter brand uses this same tactic). And because the gap from farm-to-table is much wider these days, consumers are then misled into believing a false narrative on how the cows are being raised. On the flip side, while we don’t claim to be “100% grass-fed,” please know that a LARGE portion of our girl’s diet comes from fresh grass that they graze on year-round, as well as hay. Feeding a TMR diet allows us to be able to regulate the cows’ nutrition and provide a quality product that is well balanced.

So take heart in knowing that the milk we produce comes from pasture-raised, grass-fed cows that are happy and thriving! 🌱🐄

03/21/2026

Meet Diesel 👋🏼

Definitely head honcho here on the farm. He protects our ladies so well! Like clockwork around 1 am you can hear him bellowing as he roams the pastures, sending warning sounds to any predator that dares to cross his fencelines.

While our herd is made up of a mixture of breeds, you’ll notice we have a large majority of black and white cattle (Holsteins). Diesel here is a Guernsey bull and an attempt to throw a little more red into the herd. We do hope to see offspring with his genetics since he’s such a handsome fella!

We’ve raised Diesel since he was a calf and it’s so endearing to look back over the lineages that are born and raised right here on our farm. What a blessing to be chosen to care for these creatures. 💛

02/24/2026

Straight from the farm to the store! 🐄🥛

We’re grateful for stores like Mile Creek Farm Market & General Store and others who help us bring our milk to so many of you across the state. And of course in turn we’re also so grateful for all of you who not only support our farm, but support your local stores in the process! 💛

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