Vacation! Fishing! Or….Grazing School?

What does a farmer do on a 103 degree weekend in the middle of the worst drought in 50 years? After taking care of livestock there are several options: vacation in Canada, trout fishing in the Ozarks, visit neighbor’s swimming pool or even catch up the bookwork…

Louisville Farmer’s Market & Cincinnati Creation Museum!

Too hot and dry in Missouri, so we escaped to an oasis in Louisville, Kentucky—Kara and Ryan’s welcoming apartment on the campus of Southern Seminary. And Kara took us to St. Matthew’s Farmer’s Market! Breakfast at St. Matthew’s provided by Chelsey…and guess what! I had BEEF SAUSAGE…

Happy Birthday, America!

How blessed I am to live in this beautiful, diverse, FREE country! This evening’s news featured young teens and children from Mexico risking their lives to come to the “land of opportunity”. I pray that I never take the freedoms and opportunities that our country offers…

“Amber Waves of Grain”

This year’s wheat fields were beautiful! The dry weather actually agreed with the wheat…corn-not so much! This is the first time in the 39 years I have lived “on the farm” that wheat harvest was completed the middle of June!!! This picture reminds me of an inspiring…

Haystacks and Hay bales! Have you jumped any lately? How about a Haystack for supper?

How to make a HAYSTACK:  You can use a Mower-conditioner… The Mower-conditioner cuts the hay, crimping the stems so the hay will dry faster. The hay has to be dried and raked into windrows. Then the baler makes it into a gigantic huge bale!…