Bourbeuse Bend Farm

09/06/2026

So this week will be a bit tricky, but if we do a few different drops we should get everyone covered with milk…this week we will have 3 different days to pick up and will be as follows….

Wednesday:
Ethan-1g milk
Kelsey-2g milk
Bonnie-1/2g milk
Glenda-1/2g milk
Terry-1/2g milk

Thursday:
Shawnee-1 1/2g milk
Eric-1g milk
Laura-2g milk

Friday-
Christine-2 1/2g milk

Next week we should be back to normal pickup…thank you all for being patient with us while we celebrated our daughter’s graduation and some much needed time away….

08/06/2026

It’s good to be home…and as soon as the weather gives a break will be out getting animals ready for the week…stay posted for milk pickup as things aren’t quite back to normal just yet this week…thank you all for being patient….

03/06/2026

Happy Dairy month to everyone who is or has supported us in anyway….

June is national dairy month! Milk is definitely something to celebrate! 😋🥛

29/05/2026

Our girl got an upgrade to one of the bigger pens…now she can really run around and go crazy…she’s been an amazing addition to the farm…has no desire to leave her charges, stays in the pen we put her in with no issues with trying to get out and she’s less than a year old…she’s gonna be amazing…now we’ve got to figure out a way to allow her access to the whole farm…but in the meantime, take a gander at her living her best life!!!!

29/05/2026

Will be at the park this evening at 5pm with milk for Bonnie and Glenda, as they were the only ones to reach out to cover their milk for next week…see you ladies later!!!!

27/05/2026

Fat lambs loaded and taken to market…gonna toot the horn and say we are beyond proud of the looks of these lambs!!!it’s taken a lot of everything to get a good foundation started…and will say cheap isn’t always best always best, and buying the right genetics is key, even if you have to wait…we’ve got a good mix of lots of different genetics, but the base is great and can only get better from here…can’t wait to see what the future holds for us as we are yet to give up…future dreams of being able to sell everything directly off the farm, but in the mean time it doesn’t hurt to take them to market…keep dreaming and keep pushing, as things do get better….

25/05/2026

Milk list:
- [ ] Glenda-1/2g milk
- [ ] Bonnie-1/2g milk
- [ ] Shawnee-1 1/2g milk
- [ ] Terry-1/2g milk
- [ ] Ethan-1g milk
- [ ] Laura-2g milk
- [ ] Eric-1g milk

Here’s this weeks milk list for Tuesday (5/26)…we will have another pickup either Thursday (5/28) or Friday (5/29) to help offset next weeks pickup…if you haven’t already confirmed your order for later this week, please let us know so we can have milk available for you…we will post that following week for the next pickup…thank you for always being patient with our ever changing schedule….

21/05/2026

Always thrilled when new life joins the crazy life we live here on the farm…from the smallest to the largest additions, they are always welcome with loving hearts, strong stewardship, all while thinking ahead of how they will earn their keep…these ducklings are the newest addition and we’re not quite sure what to do with them…do we sell???do we keep them for future replacements???or do they stay for future nourishment???our ducklings from last season unfortunately didn’t make it, so keeping that in mind it’s hard to make any decisions…we love our Muscovy ducks!!!they bring a quiet royalness to barnyard…so if there are any interest in Muscovy ducklings, let us know….

18/05/2026

People say they want cheap food.
•Cheap burgers
•Cheap steak
•Cheap milk
•Cheap eggs

Cheap always comes with a cost, and that cost has been the drastic loss of the American farmer.

For decades, farmers have been squeezed from every direction.
•Fuel costs rise.
•Feed costs rise.
•Fertilizer costs rise.
•Equipment costs rise.
•Land prices rise.
•Insurance rises.
•Taxes rise.

Meanwhile, in most cases, the farmer is expected to sell everything at wholesale while buying almost everything at retail.

Think about that last sentence for a second. Don’t skip over it, let that sink in.

A new cattle farmer may spend years building infrastructure:
•Building fences
•Buying feed
•Building handling facilities
• Improving pasture
• And countless other improvements

…….all before even seeing a paycheck for all the work put in. This here is why the farms we have lost will not be replaced. It’s simply too expensive to start for young farmers.

Meanwhile a large part of other farmers are aging out.

I personally don’t see how the cattle industry can improve itself. We are at the smallest herd size since the 50’s in the US. We have extremely high beef demand but not the cattle to meet that demand.

People see the final beef price and think the farmer is getting rich. Most small farms are simply trying to survive and try to grow a little in the process. Surviving and growth both take extremely high input costs. As well as countless man hours.

Industrial food systems trained Americans to expect food to be cheap at any price. Right now we are paying that price for undervaluing the American farmer.

Each year, more small farms disappear because
the math no longer works.

You cannot demand:
•Local food
•American-raised beef
•Higher animal welfare
• Healthier food
•Sustainable farming

…….while also demanding the absolute cheapest price possible.

Cheap food has never really been cheap. The true costs was just pushed onto the people producing it.

I will end with this. I was watching an interview a couple days ago. The person being interviewed was predicting $10 pound ground beef by the 3rd quarter of 2026. He believed this price would not level out till sometime in 2027.

This is a problem that has been decades in the making. It’s not going to fix itself quickly….if a fix is even possible.

Elvin Bradford
Homestead Hollow Farm