07/09/2026
Those of you who currently raise livestock or have raised them in the past know what this means.
We are still in our 2026 calving season. This is the part of farming that not many talk about. Most are so eager to glorify what we do and make it look like it is rainbows and roses. Don't get me wrong because it is a lot of the time and I absolutely love what I do, and I am pretty sure this is the path I was meant to be on.
I have had to do this more times then I would like this year. This is the part of farming that tears me apart every time. You wait all year for the next calf out of a cow that was a show heifer and has been a pet her whole life. I am sorry Charlotte... Maybe next year... We are grieving right along with you. This is, in my opinion, one of the absolute worst parts of a cow/calf operation.