Got eggs?
Happy Thursday! Another cold one this morning. It is a bit of a pain to drag the milker back and forth, but not having to worry about it being frozen makes it well worth it. We worked tax prep yesterd
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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.
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TJ (Tank Jr) and Ghost Beef cows in the snowstorm Ducks playing in snow Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 1 Feb 2023... Hey Y'all!! Happy Hump-day Wednesday! 17 degrees with a slight breeze for a windchill of
Short Cut
Happy Tuesday! It is a frigid, icy morning. The weather apps say we had anywhere from 5-8 inches of snow yesterday but in reality, it sleeted for hours. This morning it is about 3 inches of solid ice.
Dirt Roads
We made a morning trip to the Springfield airport to take Shelley's parents for their return flight. The normal 3 hour roundtrip took a bit over 4 hours. The weather was cold and the roads were slick
Too old?
Good Sunday morning from Free Missouri! All of the animals are good on the farm today. The temperatures are mild this morning and dropping throughout the day to below freezing this evening and then it
Happy Birthday!
Happy Saturday and Happy 50th Birthday to Shelley!! Today is all about Shelley...except for all of the animals that don't seem to care it is her birthday; thus, we did morning rounds today just like n
Grow up farming?
Tank Tank with his sheep in background Sheep enjoying hay Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 27 Jan 2023... Hey Y'all!! Happy Friday!! It was cold but sunny again this morning with temps rising to near 50 degr
Rumen Magic
Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms!! This morning is a beautiful sunny sparkly cold winter morning. The wet slushy snow has turned into crunchy icy snow. The air is cold, but the sun is warm. The an
Snow Day
Toezer smiling for the camera Beef cows enjoying hay before snow Beef cows enjoying hay after snow Poly-wire drooping to the ground under the snow Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 25 Jan 2023... Hey Y'all!!
Processing Processes
Happy Tuesday! It was another cold one this morning. The milking machine was too cold again and it took a while with the hair dryer to get things moving. We are trying to work out the best approach fo
Farmlife
Starting to stretch mozzarella Stretching the mozzarella Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 23 Jan 2023... Hey Y'all! Good Monday morning from Air2 Ground Farms! Today is going to be a busy day for Shelley and
New Sheep Paddock
Her name is...STELLA Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 22 Jan 2023... Hey Y'all! Good Sunday morning from Free Missouri! It was a humid, foggy morning for rounds today. All animals are doing well. We didn't g