Hope for Small Farms?
The pics today are of the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales and performing a max performance climb after takeoff at Lakenheath, all this week. The weather is awesome again today and
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Colonel's Blog
322 posts on farm life, food freedom and raising real food in the Missouri Ozarks. Fighter-pilot habits applied to livestock, with the wins and the failures both written down.
Winter prep...already!
It’s another beautiful morning, second pic is the sunrise yesterday. The weather is still very nice, our thoughts are with the folks in Florida. We hope and pray you stay safe. The animals are all doi
Hard Topics
The weather is great, sunny and low 80s. It rained a bit as the weather transitioned from HOT to cooler, not much but the grass enjoyed the drink. The market was great Saturday, from a building commun
Chart Topper
The pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle performing an unrestricted climb during takeoff this past week from RAF Lakenheath, England. You guessed it, the weather is hot. Tomorrow is going
What I REALLY Think About AI...
Same weather as the past few days, hot…humid…and hot. The animals are all handling the heat well. The dairy cows are still doing well with milking once a day and we are loving the newfound freedom. In
Be a Good AI Parent!
It’s another hot one today with early morning rounds. Yesterday was the same and we finished rounds early and ate a quick breakfast. We loaded 4 ewe lambs into a crate in the back of the white truck f
AI--Learn a Skill!
It is HOT again, temps over 100 that feels like 115. This is going to continue all week…ooooff. We lost 5 beef chickens to the heat yesterday. They have shade, water, and are well ventilated. For what
AI Oppenheimer Moment??
The temp is 103 and the heat index is 113! I decided to write a blog instead of doing evening rounds. I still have to do the rounds, but maybe it will cool down slightly while I’m typing. We have an e
Strength in Numbers!
The fast-jet pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales this week. The top pic is Shelley and I sporting our Friday morale shirts, Shelley in a 334FS Friday shirt from when
Sheep Show!
I hope you had a great Thursday and are ready for Friday. The weather here is forecast to be sunny and dry for the next two weeks. The temps were in the mid 80s today but will be in the mid 90s for th
Consent of the Governed...
Amazingly beautiful weather today! Cool breeze and upper 70s with plentiful sunshine. We’ll have another day or so of this weather and then it will revert back to hot and muggy. The animals are all do
Freedom of Speech? Maybe Not...
We had some strong storms pass through overnight and they left us with mild, maybe even perfect, weather today. The sun is shining, temps are 79 degrees, and there is a light northwest wind. Most impo