Farm life, food freedom, regenerative practice and straight talk from Rich and Shelley McGlamory in the Missouri Ozarks.https://www.air2groundfarms.com/en-ushttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/time-for-a-change/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/time-for-a-change/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low through the Scottish mountains a week ago. The weather this week has been quite literally Arctic. Yesterday was the coldest and weFri, 21 Feb 2025 22:20:47 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/dairy-cow-drama/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/dairy-cow-drama/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low over the snow-covered mountains in Scotland this week. Last week was another bitterly cold week, but this week we’re finally gettiFri, 31 Jan 2025 18:35:20 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/when-fences-fail-bulls-brawl/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/when-fences-fail-bulls-brawl/The weather has gone from 6 inches of snow to the temps being in the 50s today. Rain is in the forecast this afternoon and the temps will drop as arctic air arrives Sunday. Our lows will be in the sinFri, 17 Jan 2025 17:56:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/winter-wonderland/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/winter-wonderland/I spent the day keeping warm while scrolling through photos of the F-15E Strike Eagle tearing through the snow-covered valleys of Wales this week. Those fast jets always bring a little cheer to a coldFri, 10 Jan 2025 23:33:01 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/should-farmers-make-a-profit/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/should-farmers-make-a-profit/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales with sheep grazing in their stone-fenced pastures in the background. Today is our youngest daughter, Makaylah’s, birthdayFri, 27 Dec 2024 20:52:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/escape-the-industrialized-food-system/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/escape-the-industrialized-food-system/New Calf Born 19 Dec 2024 New Calf Born 14 Dec 2024 Colonel’s Blog, Earthdate 20 December 2024… Hey Y’all! Good afternoon and happy Fast-jet Friday from Air2Ground Farms! The fast jet today is the MigFri, 20 Dec 2024 17:49:31 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/smile-for-the-ladies/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/smile-for-the-ladies/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle and the amazing KC-135 Stratotanker. Our own daughter Hannah “HAIL” Slayton is the pilot of that Strike Eagle refueling over the desert ofFri, 13 Dec 2024 21:20:11 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/wild-hogs/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/wild-hogs/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The top pic is a pair taking off from RAF Lakenheath into the setting sun this past week. The next is an in-your-face shot flying low in theFri, 06 Dec 2024 18:35:10 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-thanksgiving-we-raised-this-bird/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-thanksgiving-we-raised-this-bird/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The jets today are launching into the setting sun at RAF Lakenheath for a local overwatch sortie. The nearby British citizens are chattingFri, 29 Nov 2024 19:25:11 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/win-win-win/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/win-win-win/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in the snowy mountains of Wales this week. The weather over the past 2 weeks has continued to be a bit rainy and is following a coFri, 22 Nov 2024 19:05:16 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/it-s-not-all-bad/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/it-s-not-all-bad/Colonel’s Blog, 8 November 2024… Hey Y’all! Good afternoon and happy Fast-jet Friday! The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E in my favorite pose. It’s a hard photo to capture, but is an amazingFri, 08 Nov 2024 22:24:01 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/too-messy-for-our-podcast/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/too-messy-for-our-podcast/Another week, another Fast-jet Friday missed…. The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle, this time on the ground emerging from the British mist for an early morning sortie from RAF LSat, 02 Nov 2024 19:13:07 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-beef-herd-grows/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-beef-herd-grows/I missed Fast-jet Friday yesterday but hope you had an amazing day. The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The two pics were taken this week in Wales as the jets flew low-level thSat, 26 Oct 2024 17:22:34 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/surgery-scheduled-and-new-beginnings/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/surgery-scheduled-and-new-beginnings/Colonel’s (Wife) Blog, Earthdate 2024-10-18 Hey Y’all! Happy Friday! It’s Shelley here, the Colonel’s wife, taking over the blog today while Rich is out busy farming, and well…I’m not, so it’s time foSat, 19 Oct 2024 00:25:39 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/it-s-worse-than-we-hoped/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/it-s-worse-than-we-hoped/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. I decided to show you a different angle today. Welcome to the business side of things! The weather is DRY and unseasonably warm. The grass iFri, 11 Oct 2024 23:34:50 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-have-patients/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-have-patients/WE HAVE PATIENTS! Because of our patients, I thank you for having patience with my delay in getting you the weekly blog. I have a couple of Fast-jet Friday pics for you…even if it’s Sunday! The fast jSun, 06 Oct 2024 17:08:56 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/they-were-too-big/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/they-were-too-big/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle taking off after dark from RAF Lakenheath, UK. I’ll point out a couple of things. First, notice the rings in the blue flames of the afterburnFri, 27 Sep 2024 21:54:53 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/are-you-in-the-top-10/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/are-you-in-the-top-10/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in the mountains of Wales this week. My favorite photographer was again able to capture the sheer speed in this amazing photo. ThaFri, 20 Sep 2024 22:36:10 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-s-your-going-china-of-course/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-s-your-going-china-of-course/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low level in Wales this week. There were so many amazing photos this week that it was hard to choose one. I liked this one because iSat, 14 Sep 2024 01:00:28 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/soft-collectivism/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/soft-collectivism/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E refueling in air, taking JP-8 fuel from a tanker (I decided to show something other than flying low in Wales ;-) ). The weather turned cool with breezes oSat, 07 Sep 2024 00:13:16 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hands-off-that-hog/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hands-off-that-hog/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. I’m sure you guessed…they are flying low in Wales this week. Someone asked why I always post pictures of the jet from Wales and the answer iFri, 30 Aug 2024 23:06:21 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fat-kids/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fat-kids/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in the mountains of Wales this week. The weather has been cool this week…in August! It was in the 50s this morning. It’s not goingSat, 24 Aug 2024 00:01:09 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/continuous-monitoring/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/continuous-monitoring/The fast-jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle…but today, it’s our daughter Hannah “HAIL” Slayton in the front seat! The series of 3 pics show her getting in the jet before takeoff, as theFri, 16 Aug 2024 20:40:07 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-prisoners/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-prisoners/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle clothed in a cloud of its own making while flying low in Wales this week. The weather is DRY!! It hasn’t rained since my last blog on the 19tFri, 09 Aug 2024 19:51:15 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/quick-farm-update/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/quick-farm-update/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales this week. The weather went from unseasonably hot to unseasonably cool. In between the two was a 4 inch flooding rain eSat, 20 Jul 2024 00:45:44 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/illegal-organics/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/illegal-organics/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The first pic is our own Hannah “HAIL” Slayton during her ground ops. The second is blurry but zoomed so you can see her giving us the “heFri, 12 Jul 2024 22:56:21 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/air2ground-ground/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/air2ground-ground/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales this week. If you've ever wondered how they get these amazing pics, the second pic shows the scene. I’d also like to wiSat, 06 Jul 2024 01:00:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reclaiming-our-rights/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reclaiming-our-rights/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The first pic is my favorite aviation photographer’s favorite pic, taken a couple of years ago. Shelley says it looks a bit like fury beinFri, 28 Jun 2024 23:06:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/store-is-open/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/store-is-open/The fast jets today are both the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in the Lake District of England and in Wales this week. Welcome to summer! The calendar is finally agreeing with the temperFri, 21 Jun 2024 21:54:35 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/quilts-of-valor/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/quilts-of-valor/The fast jets today are both the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle, flying low in Wales this week. Our own Strike Eagle pilot, daughter #2, Hannah “Hail” Slayton, completed her 4-ship flight-lead upgraSat, 15 Jun 2024 00:44:48 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/what-s-the-big-deal-with-gmo/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/what-s-the-big-deal-with-gmo/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike eagle, both flying low in Wales this week. The weather has been warm and dry but there is some rain in the forecast. The creek is dry and we’re rFri, 07 Jun 2024 22:48:15 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/miracle-sweetener/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/miracle-sweetener/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The first is a top-side shot, the second a bottom-side shot, both taken as the jets were flying low-level in Wales this week. What an amazFri, 31 May 2024 17:01:32 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farming/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farming/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle with our daughter, Hannah “HAIL” Slayton in the front seat flying that beast low level through the mountains of Wales this week. She is rockiSat, 25 May 2024 02:03:24 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/1-down-10-to-go/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/1-down-10-to-go/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle, both flying low in Wales this week. A quick update on our resident F-15E pilot, Hannah “HAIL” Slayton…she is doing very well and is half-wFri, 17 May 2024 16:13:09 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pasture-envy/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pasture-envy/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The first pic is a 6-ship from the 494th Fighter Squadron Panthers as they returned to RAF Lakenheath, UK this week from a location in theFri, 10 May 2024 22:23:54 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/air2ground-meats-llc/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/air2ground-meats-llc/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle departing a tanker over the desert of the Middle East this week. Yes, our men and women are still over there doing our Nation’s business. TheFri, 03 May 2024 22:39:50 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/left-behind/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/left-behind/The weather is sunny and beautiful, quite the contrast from the severe thunderstorms and flooding 2 days ago. Our rain gauge froze and cracked so I’m not sure how much rain we got, but about 10 milesWed, 01 May 2024 00:03:40 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-re-expanding/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-re-expanding/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. These pics were taken last week as a couple of Strike Eagles did max performance takeoffs from RAF Lakenheath, UK. The weather is cool andFri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:22 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/splenda-is-worse-than-sugar/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/splenda-is-worse-than-sugar/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle with our very own Hannah “HAIL” Slayton in the front seat. This photo captured her as she was about to touch down after a flight returning frFri, 19 Apr 2024 16:46:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-tie/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-tie/We’ve been experiencing beautiful spring weather recently. Today has a few popup thunderstorms but is still a nice day. The big news on the farm is the beef herd is on the move and grazing! We startedTue, 16 Apr 2024 20:35:18 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/better-than-the-alternative/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/better-than-the-alternative/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. This pair is flying low through the mountains of Wales, this week. The first two pics are proof that we, too, are actual astrological expeSat, 13 Apr 2024 02:34:26 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-enterprise/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-enterprise/We’re in the middle of a few days of rain but we have some 80 degree days in the near future! Great news for grass farmers! So much is happening on the farm these days! The Ava Farmers Market on SaturWed, 10 Apr 2024 00:58:16 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-win-again/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-win-again/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E, courtesy of our resident F-15E pilot, Hannah “HAIL” Slayton (daughter #2). The pics were taken from Hannah’s jet as they transited the United States, lFri, 05 Apr 2024 22:56:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-win/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-win/Thankfully, the severe storms that passed through yesterday night only brought rain to the farm. The weather is going to be cooler for the next couple of days and then begin to warm again. WOW! ThingsTue, 02 Apr 2024 17:21:19 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-fail/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmer-fail/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales this week. These photos made me think, it’s amazing the different ways clouds form. One way is from high-G turns which crFri, 29 Mar 2024 16:43:22 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/don-t-appear-public/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/don-t-appear-public/We awoke to temps in the mid-30s with windchills in the mid-20s, escorted into the area by over 2 inches of rain yesterday. Needless to say, the creek is flowing! The pics today are the dairy herd. I’Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:42:17 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/and-so-it-begins/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/and-so-it-begins/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E flying low in Wales this week. Hannah, our daughter who is also an F-15E pilot, continues to do well. She is currently temporary duty in the United StatesFri, 22 Mar 2024 22:29:55 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/open-the-door/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/open-the-door/The temps this morning didn’t feel like spring, although the calendar says it started today. We awoke to a heavy frost and 22 degrees. The top pic is Shelley and I back in our winter gear for the mornTue, 19 Mar 2024 23:14:39 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/government-imposed-extermination/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/government-imposed-extermination/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales. Notice the FAT sheep in the background of the bottom pic? It looks like they grow sheep big in Wales! The middle pic iFri, 15 Mar 2024 16:30:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/battle-for-farming-freedom/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/battle-for-farming-freedom/The weather is awesome! It’s great to experience a few days of Spring this year. Last year we went from a very long winter to summer. It’s looking like a few more good days in the forecast. The pic toWed, 13 Mar 2024 01:33:28 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/i-need-an-attorney/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/i-need-an-attorney/The fast jets today are the mighty-mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The top pic is an awesome pic of the sheer power generated by nearly 50,000 pounds of thrust. The next is a pair flying low through the moSat, 09 Mar 2024 01:34:53 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/killing-us-slowly/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/killing-us-slowly/The weather continues its spring-like tendencies. We had some thunderstorms overnight and it is warm and muggy this morning. Rain continues in the forecast through Saturday morning. This morning, afteTue, 05 Mar 2024 16:31:24 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-s-the-beef/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-s-the-beef/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The first pic is a Lakenheath jet flying low in Wales, the bottom jet is from Seymour Johnson and is executing a maximum performance climb iSat, 02 Mar 2024 01:33:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/dairy-decisions/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/dairy-decisions/It was a freakishly warm February day today…sunny, 30-40 mph winds out of the south, 20 percent humidity, and temps in the mid-80s. Not to worry, the temps will drop below freezing tonight with a 60+Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:27:38 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/tractor-trip-to-dc/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/tractor-trip-to-dc/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Scotland against a snowy background. The weather is amazing here with mid-60s today and low 80s on the horizon next week. The aSat, 24 Feb 2024 01:39:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/can-ai-steal-your-fingerprint/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/can-ai-steal-your-fingerprint/The beautiful weather continues here in southwest Missouri with sunny skies and mid-50s to low-70s for the highs in the forecast. The animals continue to do very well this winter. If you remember, weTue, 20 Feb 2024 16:00:43 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/11-000-volts/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/11-000-volts/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E flying low through the Lake District of the United Kingdom. The top pic is the sun rising over the garden with the chickens after the snowfall, taken stFri, 16 Feb 2024 21:09:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ungodly-profits/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ungodly-profits/The sun is shining brightly, reflecting off of the 3 inches of snow we got yesterday. The temps are supposed to be near 60 degrees today so the snow won’t be here for long. The top pic is Shelley andTue, 13 Feb 2024 16:48:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/who-s-worse/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/who-s-worse/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle zooming low-level through Wales. The weather continues to be good, mild mornings and warm days. The top pic is an amazing sunrise over our hiFri, 09 Feb 2024 15:55:35 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chicken-math/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chicken-math/The beautiful weather continues! It’s forecast to stay very nice for the next few days, low 30s in the mornings and upper 50s during the days. Today's highlight is that we integrated the chicken flockWed, 07 Feb 2024 02:30:51 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/standard-50-year-old-male/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/standard-50-year-old-male/The fast jet today is tail #131 from the 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, the squadron I was in twice and Hannah is in now. This particular photographer is amazing at capturing the jets while flFri, 02 Feb 2024 22:00:03 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/wrong-strategy/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/wrong-strategy/The weather is amazing! 60 degrees and sunny with no wind. The ground is drying out a bit but still very muddy in places. The pics today are the hogs after I gave them the bale of hay. The very next mTue, 30 Jan 2024 22:29:59 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/nanny-state/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/nanny-state/The fast jest today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. Today’s jet is from the 492d Fighter Squadron from RAF Lakenheath England, where I was for 2 of my flying tours and where Hannah is now. ThFri, 26 Jan 2024 14:04:22 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/91-of-resolutions/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/91-of-resolutions/The weather is awful! That is not a complaint, just a statement of fact. We have gone from below zero temps, to an ice storm, to flooding. It was so cold for so long that the ground froze about 5 inchWed, 24 Jan 2024 00:08:36 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/freedom-win/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/freedom-win/The fast-jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. This is a great shot of the jet about to engage the cable. The F-15E has a tail hook that allows for engaging a cable that is strung acrossSat, 20 Jan 2024 00:01:58 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/water-struggles-frozen/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/water-struggles-frozen/Or should I say Frozen Missouri? It’s been below freezing now for days with the lows reaching below zero with windchills near -20. The sun is shining today, which is helping but the temps are still arTue, 16 Jan 2024 19:40:19 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/go-keto/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/go-keto/The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. I am in a bit of a mood today and decided to showcase the carrying capacity of the workhorse with different load outs. Maybe the Houthis sFri, 12 Jan 2024 17:19:28 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/winter-storm-prep/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/winter-storm-prep/The weather is not good. It’s been raining/snowing and 35 degrees for a couple of days. Tomorrow and Thursday are forecast to be quite nice and then the arctic moves to Missouri. Friday, a winter storWed, 10 Jan 2024 00:16:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-a-lifesaver/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-a-lifesaver/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales. The top pic is one of our steers enjoying a breakfast bite of hay. The next pics are the beef herd and sheep flock all eFri, 05 Jan 2024 16:39:08 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-finally-did-it-and-happy-new-year/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-finally-did-it-and-happy-new-year/I sincerely hope you all had a wonderful celebration to start 2024. The weather continues to be low 20’s in the mornings but somewhere in the 40’s by afternoon. It looks like this trend will continueTue, 02 Jan 2024 23:25:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/2023-thoughts-2024-hopes/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/2023-thoughts-2024-hopes/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E. The two pics are both from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, flying low in Wales earlier this month. Our F-15E pilot, Hannah “HAIL”, is doing vFri, 29 Dec 2023 18:55:09 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/merry-christmas-y-all/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/merry-christmas-y-all/I hope you had an amazing Christmas and were able to spend time with family enjoying the day. It rained about an inch and a half Christmas Eve and the temps dropped a bit so we now have forecast lowsTue, 26 Dec 2023 22:50:43 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/insteaders/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/insteaders/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The forecasted rain arrived overnight and will continue off and on for the next 4-5 days. The top pic is Shelley and I in our rain gear doinFri, 22 Dec 2023 17:19:16 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/colonel-s-blog-1-year-anniversary/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/colonel-s-blog-1-year-anniversary/We went outside to 18 degrees and sunny with frost everywhere this morning. Rain is forecast to start Thursday evening and continue for almost a week, with temps giving us a wet but not white ChristmaTue, 19 Dec 2023 18:35:47 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/whey-wine/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/whey-wine/The fast-jet pics today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle during a max-performance takeoff last Friday at RAF Lakenheath England. Our own Strike Eagle pilot, Hannah “HAIL” Slayton, completed heFri, 15 Dec 2023 17:11:55 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/winner-of-life/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/winner-of-life/The weather is pleasant but freezing in the mornings. Although the weather apps have been saying it is around 30-32, on the farm, it’s been in the upper teens to low twenties. The afternoons have beenTue, 12 Dec 2023 18:48:18 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fighter-pilot-debrief-for-med-students/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fighter-pilot-debrief-for-med-students/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. The remaining pics are the beef herd enjoying their morning hay. We’re forecast to get a bit of rain tonight after a seriously cloudy day. TSat, 09 Dec 2023 01:40:16 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-s-test-result-and-alzheimer-s-prevention/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-s-test-result-and-alzheimer-s-prevention/It was a cool, windy, sunny day today. The temps will dip into the 20s tonight but it’s looking mild and sunny for the rest of the week. The BIG news on the farm is that we received Happy’s Johne’s DiWed, 06 Dec 2023 00:25:40 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chimango-caracara/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chimango-caracara/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. In my first squadron, we had a face-on profile shot, similar to this pic, with the words “Be Afraid of the Dark” above it. You wouldn’t wantFri, 01 Dec 2023 19:25:28 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/making-food-is-hard-final-update-on-betty/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/making-food-is-hard-final-update-on-betty/MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. ANALYZE THE SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. LAND AS SOON AS CONDITIONS PERMIT. Dealing with an emergency when you are in an aircraft is an entirely different beast thTue, 28 Nov 2023 17:45:41 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-thanksgiving-update-on-betty/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-thanksgiving-update-on-betty/The fast-jet today is the Mighty Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle, all taken during max performance takeoffs. To perform this, immediately upon takeoff you retract the gear while keeping a positive rate of cFri, 24 Nov 2023 20:09:53 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/betty-fatal-disease-or-hunger-strike/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/betty-fatal-disease-or-hunger-strike/We got over an inch of rain yesterday and it is cloudy and cool today. It’s going to continue to cool off and drop below freezing overnight for the next few nights. We’re excited to be spending time wTue, 21 Nov 2023 21:37:05 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/smokin/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/smokin/That’s Hannah “HAIL” Slayton in the front seat of today’s Mighty-Mighty F-15E pic. She’s doing very well and has only one ride remaining in her 2-ship flight-lead upgrade program. The weather has a coFri, 17 Nov 2023 21:11:45 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reflection-on-control-cow-poop/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reflection-on-control-cow-poop/The temps have been great recently, upper 30s at night and upper 60s during the day. As is standard for the past year plus, we could use more rain…but we’re getting used to it. The animals are doing wTue, 14 Nov 2023 18:05:29 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/real-cost-of-deterrence-airstrikes/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/real-cost-of-deterrence-airstrikes/I hope you have amazing plans for the holiday weekend that allow you to spend time with your family and/or friends enjoying the freedom that continues to be protected by amazing volunteers that put thFri, 10 Nov 2023 00:46:39 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/more-government-lies/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/more-government-lies/The Fast-jet-Friday pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle with the heritage paint scheme flying low in Wales--Shelley said it's the mistress wearing her lingerie. The weather was COLD forFri, 03 Nov 2023 22:42:32 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shed-the-sad/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shed-the-sad/The rain arrived! It rained a bit the past couple of days which prepared the ground for the real rain today and tomorrow. It’s unfortunate that it’s going to get down to the low 20s Monday and TuesdaySat, 28 Oct 2023 23:15:17 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/more-fake-news/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/more-fake-news/The beautiful fall weather continues for us here in the Ozarks of Missouri. We start the day in the low 50s and finish the day near 80. We should start getting some rain in the next couple of days, noMon, 23 Oct 2023 23:50:26 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/makaylah-on-dust-er-mud-and-chickens/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/makaylah-on-dust-er-mud-and-chickens/We’re having beautiful weather these days. We had a bit of rain last night and are starting the day in the 50s with highs around 70 with plentiful sunshine. This week has been all about harvesting, anThu, 19 Oct 2023 22:37:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/homeschooling-with-quantum/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/homeschooling-with-quantum/The bottom pic is for Fast-Jet-Friday! It's the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales last week. You guys know I love the pics where the jet is ripping the moisture out of the air! TheMon, 16 Oct 2023 01:44:21 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/first-guest-on-podcast/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/first-guest-on-podcast/We continue to enjoy fall weather but are looking for the next rain. The animals are doing well on the farm. We moved the beef herd onto fresh pasture and they are loving life. This year’s calves areFri, 13 Oct 2023 00:19:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/flock-integration/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/flock-integration/I hope everyone had an awesome holiday. The weather here is amazing, cool in the mornings and low-mid 70s in the afternoon. We had our first frosts of the season Saturday and Sunday mornings. It didn’Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:46:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/easiest-sheep-move-ever/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/easiest-sheep-move-ever/The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales last week. Ok, maybe I miss it a little. The weather did as expected, after an inch of rain yesterday, it cooled off andSat, 07 Oct 2023 00:47:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/episode-10-preview/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/episode-10-preview/This evening, I'm sharing the description and link to this week's episode of the Dust'er Mud Podcast. It goes live at 0300 EDT, 5 October. Be sure to check it out and let us know what you think! 🎙 DuThu, 05 Oct 2023 02:03:57 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fillin-the-freezers/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fillin-the-freezers/The sunny warm weather has continued and will hold through tomorrow. It looks like Wednesday is the transition day with some rain and then fall arrives Thursday. By Saturday the highs are in the 60s wMon, 02 Oct 2023 23:55:59 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/gao-says-barracks-stink/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/gao-says-barracks-stink/It was a sunny upper 80's kind of day on the farm today. The animals are good but I'll highlight the newest layer chicks. We split the group into two brooders and it would seem that the waterer in oneFri, 29 Sep 2023 00:39:53 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-farm-members/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-farm-members/We may hit 90 again this weekend. We’ve had full farm days the past few days! Monday, we started rounds early so we could leave before 0700 in order to get the hogs to the processor by 0900. We made iThu, 28 Sep 2023 01:24:07 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/national-financial-crisis/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/national-financial-crisis/It was a sunny mid-70s day that started and will end with rain. Beautiful! Yesterday started with quick rounds and a rush to the market. We find it interesting that they call it a “Farmers” market. FaSun, 24 Sep 2023 22:54:20 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hog-training/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hog-training/The Fast Jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales this week. It was a warm day following a rainy night. We’re so very grateful for the rain! The animals are all doing wellSat, 23 Sep 2023 01:11:15 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/egg-police-visit/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/egg-police-visit/The weather is warm today, mid 80s after a rainy Tuesday and cool Wednesday. There is more rain in the forecast for this weekend. The grass is happy! The animals are all doing well on the farm today wThu, 21 Sep 2023 21:43:57 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/rv-feels/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/rv-feels/The weather is great, 50 degrees this morning and sunny and 80 this evening. We had a bit of rain overnight Saturday night and it looks like maybe some more on Wednesday. The humidity is low and the gTue, 19 Sep 2023 00:50:07 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/beef-s-a-huge-hit/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/beef-s-a-huge-hit/I'd like to start this blog by welcoming a few new folks to the family, it's great to have you joining the conversation! I encourage you to check out the blog section of our website where you can seeSat, 16 Sep 2023 23:55:18 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-ve-got-the-beef/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-ve-got-the-beef/The weather today was low 70s and sunny after a cloudy and rainy day yesterday. The temps seem to be transitioning away from summer heat to fall temperate. As I’m sure you can guess, I’m staying busy!Thu, 14 Sep 2023 01:03:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/3-day-update/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/3-day-update/Where were you 22 years ago? We were stationed at RAF Lakenheath England and had just returned from the travel office purchasing tickets for our move back to the US to attend pilot training. … We haveMon, 11 Sep 2023 15:03:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/no-private-vehicles-by-2030/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/no-private-vehicles-by-2030/The weather has been awesome, low 80s and sunny. As long as we get some rain every few days, this weather can stay as long as it wants! The animals are great on the farm today. The new piglets settledFri, 08 Sep 2023 00:24:10 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/no-meat-by-2030/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/no-meat-by-2030/The storms did move through last night with another strong gust front but no damage here on the farm. The weather was low 80s and sunny today. The animals are doing well. The storms prompted 7 lambs,Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:27:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/early-opportunity-to-watch-episode-6/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/early-opportunity-to-watch-episode-6/The weather was a bit cooler today but no rain. We are under a severe thunderstorm watch tonight, we’d love the rain but can do without the “storm” portion! The animals are doing well today, with oneWed, 06 Sep 2023 00:58:23 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/piglets-and-beef-chicks-on-pasture/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/piglets-and-beef-chicks-on-pasture/I hope you have thoroughly enjoyed your holiday weekend! The weather here was warm and dry until this afternoon when a thunderstorm rolled through and dropped an inch of rain in about 30 minutes and tTue, 05 Sep 2023 00:38:54 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hope-for-small-farms/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 andFri, 01 Sep 2023 23:19:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/winter-prep-already/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 doiWed, 30 Aug 2023 13:24:03 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hard-topics/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 communMon, 28 Aug 2023 23:04:05 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chart-topper/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 goingFri, 25 Aug 2023 22:26:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/what-i-really-think-about-ai/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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. InThu, 24 Aug 2023 23:44:54 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/be-a-good-ai-parent/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 fWed, 23 Aug 2023 21:36:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-learn-a-skill/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 whatTue, 22 Aug 2023 00:30:37 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-oppenheimer-moment/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 eSun, 20 Aug 2023 23:55:11 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/strength-in-numbers/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 whenFri, 18 Aug 2023 19:20:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sheep-show/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 thFri, 18 Aug 2023 01:55:07 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/consent-of-the-governed/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 doTue, 15 Aug 2023 23:08:38 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/freedom-of-speech-maybe-not/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 impoMon, 14 Aug 2023 23:37:42 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ready-for-the-weekend/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ready-for-the-weekend/The pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales. The weather today is back to hot and humid. The heat index was 105 this afternoon…HOT! The animals are doing great today. SteSat, 12 Aug 2023 02:31:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/feeder-lambs/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/feeder-lambs/We got over 2” of rain yesterday and the temps never got over 80 degrees. Thankfully, the worst of the storms missed us but our friends 45 minutes south were without power, again, overnight. Today wasFri, 11 Aug 2023 01:24:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/still-learning/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/still-learning/We awoke to a very nice 64 degree day and the high topped out at 83. It’s forecast to be raining by the time we wake up in the morning and continue through midday. The animals are great! The highlightWed, 09 Aug 2023 02:04:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/getting-things-done/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/getting-things-done/Ground Beef Ground Lamb Colonel’s Blog, Earthdate 7 August 2023… Hey Y’all! Good evening and happy Monday from Air2Ground Farms! It almost felt cool this morning when we went out for rounds and it wasMon, 07 Aug 2023 21:43:59 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/animals/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/animals/The pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E flying low in Wales this week. Training rules dictate that you can’t exceed 120 degrees of bank when flying low, so that’s what you’re looking at…120 degree baSat, 05 Aug 2023 02:13:45 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/beef-lamb-for-sale/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/beef-lamb-for-sale/It was oppressively hot today, sunny and hot. We quickly did morning rounds and picked the garden. We were finished with the garden by around 1100 and were soaked with sweat, I mean dripping. We pickeFri, 04 Aug 2023 00:18:24 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-beef-chicks-arrived/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-beef-chicks-arrived/It was a hot one today! It was humid and sunny, ensuring whatever you do outside leaves you drenched in sweat. The animals are all good today. The highlights of the day are the sheep (more below) andThu, 03 Aug 2023 01:21:28 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lamb-alert/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lamb-alert/We started the day with a couple of rain showers, which was amazing, and the day finished in the upper 80s and sunny. It’s supposed to be hot for the next few days with heat indices near 110. The animWed, 02 Aug 2023 01:04:51 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/amazing-food/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/amazing-food/We had another thunderstorm overnight and lost power for a couple of hours. It rained another 1/2”. The grass is loving this weather! The animals are doing very well. We spent some extra time with theTue, 01 Aug 2023 01:59:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shocking/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shocking/I hope you have had a wonderful weekend! The weather is still quite hot here and we have been doing things mostly inside during the heat of the day. The animals are all doing very well with no updatesSun, 30 Jul 2023 23:48:44 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/preserving-harvest/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/preserving-harvest/The pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E flying low in Wales. It is tail # 98-0135 which was my jet the second time I was in the 492d Fighter Squadron. The other pics are Stella looking like a cow, thSat, 29 Jul 2023 01:18:37 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-have-a-podcast/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-have-a-podcast/It was HOT again today. The animals are all good with nothing significant to report. We gave the beef cows an extra paddock this morning. Mid-morning, we noticed there wasn't any water. Never a good tThu, 27 Jul 2023 23:30:37 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/side-by-side-s-transmission-is-toast/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/side-by-side-s-transmission-is-toast/It was hot but mostly overcast today with the same forecast for the next few days. The animals are all doing quite well with nothing significant to report (NSTR). I finished mowing the saplings on theThu, 27 Jul 2023 00:50:34 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/positive-light-on-mrna/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/positive-light-on-mrna/It was hot and muggy today but tomorrow starts the heat advisories for temps near 100 and heat indices nearing 110. The animals are all doing really well today. We decided to go a different route withWed, 26 Jul 2023 01:19:15 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/bottle-lamb-update/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/bottle-lamb-update/It was a warm humid day today. The animals are doing very well! The cow and her new calf that were separated from the herd decided to rejoin the herd today. We tried the other day, unsuccessfully, toTue, 25 Jul 2023 01:27:22 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chicken-update/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chicken-update/I hope you have had a wonderful weekend! We started the day today with a 30 minute rain shower! Then it got hot, about 90, but we were so happy to get the rain that we didn’t even complain. It rainedMon, 24 Jul 2023 01:21:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/murderous-raccoon/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/murderous-raccoon/The day started with a slow steady rain and finished warm and sunny. The grass is growing like crazy! The animals are not all well today. We went down to the chicken tractor to feed the beef chickensFri, 21 Jul 2023 01:04:25 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/power-s-back/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/power-s-back/It was a hot one again today, heat advisory for index of 106. The humidity was way up there! The electricity came back on around 0730 this morning. About 40 hours without power is special on a farm! WWed, 19 Jul 2023 23:56:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/no-electricity/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/no-electricity/Apologies for the lack of blog posts. We haven't had electricity for over 24 hours and are busy trying to keep everything going! Regular updates as soon as we get power. Cheers! PsychoTue, 18 Jul 2023 21:01:13 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/mgm-we-are-not/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/mgm-we-are-not/It was warm today at the market, but there was a breeze so it wasn’t that bad under the tent in the shade. We had a good market day and chatted with lots of cool folks. We sold 15 chickens! Not goingSat, 15 Jul 2023 23:21:25 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/jersey-vs-holstein/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/jersey-vs-holstein/The fast-jet pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E belonging to the 492d Fighter Squadron, flying fast and low in Wales this week. We started the day with about an inch of rain during our morning coffeFri, 14 Jul 2023 23:57:18 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/effort-justification/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/effort-justification/We had another heat advisory because the heat index was 106. Thankfully, it rained overnight and again this morning. We may even get more rain tonight. The top pic is the green grass as it recovers frFri, 14 Jul 2023 00:53:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lab-to-table/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lab-to-table/We’re under a heat advisory this afternoon for heat index between 105-110. We might get some rain tonight, starting a trend of rain for the next couple of days. We sure hope so. Well…yesterday was myWed, 12 Jul 2023 17:40:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happiness-like-what-we-have/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happiness-like-what-we-have/The weather over the past few days has been mild and humid. We had another half inch of rain the other day giving us a total of 2 inches in the past week. The grass is loving it! The animals are doingMon, 10 Jul 2023 19:08:49 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/freezer-camp/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/freezer-camp/The pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle taking off from RAF Lakenheath, England. The weather was low-80s and sunny with storms forecast overnight. The animals are all doing well today. TFri, 07 Jul 2023 22:14:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-life-happy-wife/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-life-happy-wife/It rained Tuesday evening! The bottom 3 pics are the rainbow as the rain started. We were under one of those pop-up thunderstorms and it rained an inch and a half in 45 minutes. The wind swirled and bFri, 07 Jul 2023 00:16:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/independence-day-dependence/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/independence-day-dependence/Happy Independence Day!! I hope you are enjoying your Independence Day in whatever manner you wanted. Here in Free Missouri, we are enjoying our day inside instead of outside in the scorching heat. WeTue, 04 Jul 2023 22:51:36 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/forced-flock-integration-failure/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/forced-flock-integration-failure/I hope your weekend was amazing and you are still holidaying! We finally got a bit of rain Saturday afternoon, about 1/10” but every little bit counts. Today is mid-80s and partly cloudy. It is a defiMon, 03 Jul 2023 20:41:19 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/it-s-hot/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/it-s-hot/Happy Fast-Jet Friday!! Today's pic is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in England. It was a tiny bit less hot today but the heat index was still 106. We lost a few beef chickens to theSat, 01 Jul 2023 00:42:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/go-low-carb-reversing-type-2-diabetes/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/go-low-carb-reversing-type-2-diabetes/We’re passing 101 degrees as I type…notice I’m inside typing. The heat index is 107, quite miserable. The animals are hot and all finding shade where they can. The layers are slowing down in the heatThu, 29 Jun 2023 22:19:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/prime-freedom/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/prime-freedom/We didn’t get the rain we were hoping for but the morning did start cool and humid. That was short lived as the afternoon temps hit 97 degrees with a heat index of 106. It’s supposed to be 10 degreesWed, 28 Jun 2023 23:10:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sometimes-retreat-is-the-best-option/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sometimes-retreat-is-the-best-option/It was another hot dry day today but there is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight, we certainly hope for some rain. By Thursday, the forecast is for highs of 104 with potentially record hWed, 28 Jun 2023 00:13:21 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/dairy-cow-update-big-farm-tour-and-a-new-calf/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/dairy-cow-update-big-farm-tour-and-a-new-calf/Normal tail position Tell-tail sign that she has been bred. Colonel’s Blog, Earthdate 26 June 2023… Hey Y’all! Good evening and I hope you had a great Monday! The weather was a bit cooler today than iTue, 27 Jun 2023 01:43:47 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/friday-afternoon-retired-style/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/friday-afternoon-retired-style/The pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales this week. It was yet another hot, dry day today. Things started normally, morning rounds just like every other day. We lookedFri, 23 Jun 2023 22:42:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-ladies-man/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-ladies-man/It wasn’t quite as hot today, 86 degrees, but still dry. We’re getting dusty already. We farmed the crap out of this thing today! After normal morning rounds, we moved the beef cows in with the dairyFri, 23 Jun 2023 02:16:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-2-year-farm-anniversary/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-2-year-farm-anniversary/It’s a hot, dry day with a high of 88. Like yesterday, the animals are finding shade wherever they can. The veggie pic is our garden harvest this morning! The cucumber plants are starting to really prWed, 21 Jun 2023 22:26:36 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ready-the-bull/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ready-the-bull/It is a hot one today with temps near 90 and the sun is blazing! The animals are all enjoying the shade. The pigs seem to have it made hanging out in the forest under the trees. When we fed them thisWed, 21 Jun 2023 00:08:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/state-rep-visited-the-farm/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/state-rep-visited-the-farm/It was a beautiful sunny warm day today. We had thunderstorms yesterday morning and afternoon, hooray for the rain! The garden is doing very well, the pics today. The first is south side looking northMon, 19 Jun 2023 23:35:57 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-mayor-regained-control/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-mayor-regained-control/Hello and happy Saturday! Another beautiful Spring day in the Ozarks. It is a warm 87 degrees this evening but there is a light breeze and feels nice in the shade. The animals are all doing very wellSat, 17 Jun 2023 23:13:50 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-mayor-has-lost-control/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-mayor-has-lost-control/Happy Fast-Jet Friday!! The pic today is Hannah in the front seat of the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle this week in England. Speaking of fighter squadrons, a time honored tradition of the fighter sFri, 16 Jun 2023 22:25:05 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sheep-day/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sheep-day/It was a warm, dry day today. We definitely need to water the garden tonight. As expected, Stella is less happy with us today than she was yesterday. Her digestive system seems to be doing better withThu, 15 Jun 2023 22:09:15 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/real-food-resources/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/real-food-resources/We started the day with a light rain shower, over by the time we started rounds. I can’t think of a more perfect start to the day! The animals are doing well, with the exception of Stella the Jersey cWed, 14 Jun 2023 18:56:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-beef/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-beef/We’ve had another beautiful day here in the Ozarks with a cool 55 degree morning and mild 80 degree sunny day. I included a few pics from the garden today. We’ve already harvested some herbs, cucumberTue, 13 Jun 2023 22:29:37 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-pork/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-pork/Happy Monday from Air2Ground Farms! It was a beautiful day today, cool this morning with a high of 75 this afternoon. We have had a total of 6/10” of rain over the past few days. The grass is growingTue, 13 Jun 2023 00:17:31 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-eggs/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-eggs/The fast-jet today is…you guessed it, the Mighty-Mighty F-15E flying low in Wales. It finally happened, it rained! We got .3” over the past 24 hours. That’s not enough for the creek to start flowing bFri, 09 Jun 2023 16:58:41 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-chicken/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/where-does-your-food-come-from-chicken/It was downright hot today as the temps brushed 90 and still dry. I’m having flashbacks to last summer’s drought and praying for the rain that is at a 70% chance tomorrow. The animals are good today.Wed, 07 Jun 2023 23:54:51 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-31st-anniversary-1/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-31st-anniversary-1/Happy 31st Anniversary to my beloved bride! I love you and wish you were here but am glad you are spending time with family!! Hello and happy Tuesday from Free Missouri! You guessed it, warm and no raTue, 06 Jun 2023 20:37:02 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/space-based-earth-power/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/space-based-earth-power/We’re still on a roll of hot weather with no rain. The roads are dusty and the grass that spends most of the day in the sun is turning brown. The grass that is shaded, especially in the late afternoonMon, 05 Jun 2023 16:52:31 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-should-be-wild/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-should-be-wild/Happy Fast-Jet Friday from Air2Ground Farms! The Fast-Jet pic today is yet again the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales. The weather pattern continues with warm humid days and no reaFri, 02 Jun 2023 21:11:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-in-the-wild/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-in-the-wild/It was a humid mid-80s kind of day with thunderclouds in the distance but no rain for us. Things are really getting dusty and we are hoping for rain soon. All animals are doing well. The most significWed, 31 May 2023 22:51:15 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/57-6-billion-tons-of-topsoil-lost-is-it-time-to-despair/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/57-6-billion-tons-of-topsoil-lost-is-it-time-to-despair/It’s another warm sunny one, but there are clouds forming this afternoon. We need the rain so clouds are a good sign! The animals are doing well today. The beef cows are enjoying all of the space in tTue, 30 May 2023 20:59:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/memorial-day/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/memorial-day/Today, a quick update and then Memorial Day thoughts. The beautiful sunny weather continues today and the animals are all doing very well. The Farmers’s Market was good again on Saturday with good salMon, 29 May 2023 15:52:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-magic-of-ketogenesis/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-magic-of-ketogenesis/Happy Fast-Jet Friday!! The pic today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in England. I love the pictures where the jet is ripping the moisture out of the humid air—Strength! We’re haviFri, 26 May 2023 21:38:13 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/awesomeness-of-ketosis/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/awesomeness-of-ketosis/Happy day before Friday! The weather is again warm and sunny. As I’ve mentioned, we’re always 2 weeks away from a drought…and it’s been awhile since it rained. Most all of the puddles have dried up anThu, 25 May 2023 22:05:26 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-guest-perspectives/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-guest-perspectives/Beautiful weather again on the farm today. The animals are good today but we did have one loss. A young ewe had troubles during birth and the lamb died. Other than that, lambs and ewes are great. TheThu, 25 May 2023 00:45:40 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/just-how-different-are-we/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/just-how-different-are-we/Another beautiful perfect spring day in the Ozarks. The animals are doing very well today. We had 2 more lambs overnight and 1 during the day. The pic with the black ewe and two lambs were last night’Tue, 23 May 2023 23:34:34 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/good-times/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/good-times/Happy Monday from Air2Ground Farms! It’s been a nice few days here in the weather department, warm sunny days and cool nights. The animals are doing really well. The bottle lamb is still alive, growinMon, 22 May 2023 22:41:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ketosis-vs-ketoacidosis/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ketosis-vs-ketoacidosis/Congrats Newly Promoted Captain Hannah "HAIL" Slayton flying the jet below!! Colonel’s Blog, Earthdate 19 May 2023… Hey Y’all! Happy Fast-Jet Friday!! Today’s pic of the Mighty-Mighty F-15E is newly pFri, 19 May 2023 22:32:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/best-chicken-ever/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/best-chicken-ever/Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! It’s another beautiful Spring day in the Ozarks. The animals are doing well. At last count we have 12 lambs, with more each time we count. We gave the ewes some hThu, 18 May 2023 17:28:50 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pastured-poultry-processing-day-2/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pastured-poultry-processing-day-2/Hello and happy Wednesday from Air2Ground Farms! The weather was beautiful today, cloudy and cool this morning, sunny and warm this afternoon. The animals are all doing really well. We now have 6 lambWed, 17 May 2023 22:52:34 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pastured-poultry-processing-day-1/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pastured-poultry-processing-day-1/Happy Tuesday from Air2Ground Farms! Wow, what a great day! I'm going to give a quick update and share the pics with you. The animals are great on the farm today. We got everything set up and ready foWed, 17 May 2023 01:54:43 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/defying-illness-destiny/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/defying-illness-destiny/Happy Monday from Free Missouri! The warm, humid, rainy weather continues this week. We’ve had 3 inches over the past few days and are under a flood watch this evening for potential of up to 4 inchesMon, 15 May 2023 19:30:38 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/rethinking-heart-health-the-role-of-seed-oils-and-cholesterol/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/rethinking-heart-health-the-role-of-seed-oils-and-cholesterol/Happy Fast-Jet Friday, Y’all! Today’s fast-jet pic is, of course, the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. That said, this pic is our second daughter, Hannah “HAIL” Slayton in the front seat! It has rainFri, 12 May 2023 21:38:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pastured-poultry-processing-preparation/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pastured-poultry-processing-preparation/Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! The top pic is us enjoying the rain during rounds this morning. Isn't Shelley beautiful! The additional sparkle around her left eye just adds a little more characThu, 11 May 2023 22:26:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-dark-side-of-zero-calorie-sweeteners/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/the-dark-side-of-zero-calorie-sweeteners/Hello and happy Wednesday from Air2Ground Farms! It’s been another warm muggy day with storms in the forecast. The animals are doing really well today but we still don’t have any Guinea keets hatchingWed, 10 May 2023 23:03:39 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/priorities-where-is-food/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/priorities-where-is-food/The warm humid weather continues today. We can almost watch the grass growing. The animals on the farm are doing well today. The only real highlight is that Betty was especially vocal this morning. ShTue, 09 May 2023 17:48:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/cafos-antibiotics-mrna-oh-my/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/cafos-antibiotics-mrna-oh-my/This is some grass-growing weather! 80s and high humidity, could be more sunshine, but we’ll take it. The animals are great today! We spent some time with the ewes yesterday evening. They are about aMon, 08 May 2023 20:43:02 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/milk-pasteurization-had-a-place-in-history/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/milk-pasteurization-had-a-place-in-history/Hello and happy Sunday from Air2Ground Farms! The weather changed...yesterday around noon. We started the day by milking early so we could get to the market and get set up by 0800. It was quite cool aSun, 07 May 2023 21:56:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-exciting-not-scary/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ai-exciting-not-scary/Happy Fast-Jet Friday!! The bottom pic is the Mighty-Mighty Strike Eagle this week flying low-level through Wales. The pic immediately above is me just prior to a nuclear test mission. Next to me is aFri, 05 May 2023 21:12:53 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/cost-of-time/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/cost-of-time/be with you…(I know, I’m mixing Star Trek and Star Wars, but I just couldn’t help it!) Hey Y’all! Hello and happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! The weather was warmer today and the humidity is up. YThu, 04 May 2023 18:52:26 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/two-short-years-later/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/two-short-years-later/Happy Wednesday from Free Missouri! Another cool start to a warm, sunny day. We put rows in the garden yesterday in preparation for planting today based on the forecast weather. When I looked out thisWed, 03 May 2023 17:43:42 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/forming-opinions-or-not/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/forming-opinions-or-not/It was another quite cool, dry, sunny morning. It’s still looking like this weather pattern will continue through tomorrow with rains starting Thursday. The animals are great! The pics today are highlTue, 02 May 2023 16:50:26 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/artificial-intelligence-is-it/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/artificial-intelligence-is-it/The windchill was 38 this morning, still cool but it will get into the mid-60s today. The humidity is very low with 15-25 mph winds out of the northwest making it feel cool and drying all moisture. ThMon, 01 May 2023 17:55:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/likemindedness/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/likemindedness/It’s another beautiful spring day, sunny and mild temps. The animals are great today. We moved the flerd first thing this morning. They are now at the top of the hill (bottom middle pic), where the shSun, 30 Apr 2023 17:45:46 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/mrna-part-3/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/mrna-part-3/Happy Fast-Jet Friday!! (Bottom pic is a 2-ship of Mighty-Mighty F-15Es flying low-level in Wales) It was an amazing Spring weather morning today. The sun was bright, slightly cool temps, gentle breezFri, 28 Apr 2023 16:38:44 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/mrna-part-2/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/mrna-part-2/We enjoyed our freedom to complete rounds in the rain this morning. We need the rain and it is a slow, light rain which is perfect for the grass. The animals are good this morning. We moved the littleThu, 27 Apr 2023 17:13:36 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/changes-and-routines/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/changes-and-routines/Good Wednesday morning from Air2Ground Farms! It was a cool start to the day but quickly warmed enough to remove our hoodies. We're looking forward to some rain over the next couple of days, startingWed, 26 Apr 2023 16:55:09 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/freezers-are-full/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/freezers-are-full/Another busy day on the farm today. Morning rounds went well with the exception of a dead ewe. She was healthy, pregnant, and seemingly fine, with the exception of being dead. It is as if she just droTue, 25 Apr 2023 23:35:57 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/order/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/order/Even though we’ve gone out to ice the past three mornings, I am especially glad to be in this place at this time. I read a bit of information this morning that reminded me that I am not in the PentagoMon, 24 Apr 2023 15:56:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chicken-change-of-command/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/chicken-change-of-command/It was a chilly 45 degrees this morning and we are under a freeze watch for Saturday night for temps between 29-32. It will stay warm one day. Until then, we will continue to babysit the plant starts.Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:12:08 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/_mrna/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/_mrna/The morning quickly turned cloudy and storms are in the forecast this afternoon. Cooler weather is behind this front, down to the mid-30s Saturday night. We’re holding off moving plant starts to the gThu, 20 Apr 2023 16:17:19 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/blessed-with-abundance/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/blessed-with-abundance/Good Wednesday morning from Free Missouri! It’s another beautiful spring day today. Thunderstorms in the forecast tomorrow, we need the rain but can do without the storm part. The animals are all doinWed, 19 Apr 2023 16:15:48 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/free-the-flerd-more-nutrition-discussion-resources/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/free-the-flerd-more-nutrition-discussion-resources/I’ll start today by welcoming a few new members to the blog family. We’re glad you can join us! I’ve written over a hundred posts over the past few months and I encourage you to check some of them outTue, 18 Apr 2023 17:52:21 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/just-another-manic-monday/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/just-another-manic-monday/Happy Monday from Air2Ground Farms! Wow, what a busy few days! We got another early start to the day today but didn't expect to be scraping ice from the windshield before we could leave. We were out bMon, 17 Apr 2023 18:09:45 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/your-nutrition-information-resource-list/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/your-nutrition-information-resource-list/Happy Saturday from Air2Ground Farms! It was a cloudy but warm start to the day and sunny by mid-morning. We’re in an afternoon thunderstorm right now, which started with marble-sized hail. We’re thanSat, 15 Apr 2023 22:14:22 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/glucose-not-required/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/glucose-not-required/Happy Fast-jet Friday!! We took our pic with the sheep today, right after giving them hay. The last pic is an ominous view of the Mighty-Mighty Strike Eagle. The weather continues to be amazing. CoolFri, 14 Apr 2023 17:30:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sweet-poison-sugar-addiction/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sweet-poison-sugar-addiction/It’s another beautiful morning in the Ozarks! This is the way Spring should feel. The trees are starting to show shades of green and the grass continues to grow. The animals are great today. The sheepThu, 13 Apr 2023 16:16:02 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/compliments/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/compliments/It’s another beautiful start to the day on the farm. Cool and sunny will give way to warm and sunny. The grass is very green and growing. The flerd will enjoy the pastures soon. The top two pics are tWed, 12 Apr 2023 15:50:01 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/bring-on-the-flerd/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/bring-on-the-flerd/Check out our new YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lT69yEZHGg Good morning and happy Tuesday! It’s another beautiful day on the farm, a cool start to a mid-70s sunny afternoon. The topTue, 11 Apr 2023 17:04:59 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/on-the-move/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/on-the-move/I sincerely hope everyone had a wonderful weekend filled with love and happiness! The weather is absolutely gorgeous here today. It was a cool 45 degrees with the sun shining during morning rounds. ThMon, 10 Apr 2023 15:43:03 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/market-day-happy-easter/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/market-day-happy-easter/Happy Saturday from Air2Ground Farms! Late post today due to the market and 2 soccer games. It was just above freezing this morning as we were milking in the dark. 34 degrees at 0700 and by 1200 it waSat, 08 Apr 2023 21:48:55 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/wolf-in-poly-wire-clothing/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/wolf-in-poly-wire-clothing/Happy-happy-happy Fast-Jet Friday—last pic!! The cool temps quickly subsided this morning into what will be a mid 60s day. The third and fourth pics are the beef chicks as soon as we put them outside.Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:40:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/corporate-munchausen/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/corporate-munchausen/Happy day before Friday! There was thick frost on the ground this morning. Good grief. It was 37 degrees and you can see in the first pic, we were back in our lined coveralls. A couple more mornings oThu, 06 Apr 2023 16:32:39 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/bayer-not-just-baby-aspirin/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/bayer-not-just-baby-aspirin/Our morning staff meeting and coffee was cut short by a tornado warning telling us to take shelter. Of course, instead of going to the innermost room in our house, we hurriedly went outside and milkedWed, 05 Apr 2023 15:52:03 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/a-fighter-pilot-farmer-s-perspective-on-weather/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/a-fighter-pilot-farmer-s-perspective-on-weather/Good Tuesday morning from Air2Ground Farms! The air is damp this morning with the temps near 70. The forecast is for temps near 80 today with severe thunderstorms this evening and overnight. We are unTue, 04 Apr 2023 16:00:38 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/uniform-struggles/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/uniform-struggles/I hope your weekend was restful and enjoyable. The temps were in the 50s this morning and forecast to be near 80 degrees today! It looks like storms will pass through tomorrow and then cool off for aMon, 03 Apr 2023 16:13:14 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/who-cares-about-pastured-poultry/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/who-cares-about-pastured-poultry/We awoke to frost everywhere, 36 degrees, but at least the wind quit blowing. It looks like a couple of warm days, up to 72 degrees today, then a couple more cold mornings, then maybe we will be finisSun, 02 Apr 2023 16:05:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/this-little-piggy-went-to-market/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/this-little-piggy-went-to-market/We got an early start, milking before daylight, so we could get to the Farmer’s Market by 8:00. The animals are all doing well; the beef cows and sheep are awaiting their hay, which they will get thisSat, 01 Apr 2023 18:45:42 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-have-water/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/we-have-water/Happy Fast Jet Friday!! The overnight storms passed and we had a break this morning before the storms return around lunchtime. It was muggy and mid 50s for morning rounds. The animals are all good, noFri, 31 Mar 2023 16:15:56 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/water-crisis/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/water-crisis/The farm is in a bit of crisis at the moment--not to worry, we left the Guineas in charge! More on the waterer below, but bottom line is that the leak at the waterer was not our water issue. We got thThu, 30 Mar 2023 16:18:25 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/water-leak/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/water-leak/There was ice floating in the water troughs this morning, not enough that we had to break it open but it was cold enough that our hands were numb by the time we completed rounds. The animals are greatWed, 29 Mar 2023 15:40:44 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hogs-actually-in-the-forest/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hogs-actually-in-the-forest/Happy Tuesday morning from Free Missouri! It was a cool, cloudy morning but it has quickly turned sunny and will get into the 50s by afternoon. It looks like we will have another cool morning near freTue, 28 Mar 2023 17:16:37 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/__100/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/__100/It was frosty this morning making us glad we haven't put the plant starts in the garden yet. Hopefully in a few days we will be able to get them into the ground. The bottom pic is Shelley in one of myMon, 27 Mar 2023 14:31:48 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lactose-intolerant-maybe-not/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lactose-intolerant-maybe-not/It is a beautiful day on the farm today, cool this morning with sunny and 60s this afternoon. We didn’t enjoy our Sunday chaffle brunch today. As I mentioned, the farmers market starts next Saturday.Sun, 26 Mar 2023 17:25:26 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/waters-recede/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/waters-recede/I hope you are having a great relaxing start to your weekend! The pics today start at out at the creek out of its bank and work around the bottom pasture over to the hogs. It's hard to tell, but the wSat, 25 Mar 2023 22:34:55 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/most-likely---most-dangerous/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/most-likely---most-dangerous/Happy Fast Jet Friday--2nd & 3rd pic!! Really rainy rounds is the alliteration for the day. We donned our rain gear for rounds this morning, top pic, but we still cut things a bit short when the lightFri, 24 Mar 2023 17:04:32 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/product-of-usa/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/product-of-usa/We just posted a new YouTube Video of us loading pigs, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgIj6Om-l18 Good morning and Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! Shelley snapped a pic of me writThu, 23 Mar 2023 17:50:07 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/trouble-in-the-brooder/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/trouble-in-the-brooder/Hello and Happy Spring!! Yesterday didn't feel like Spring to me so I refused to acknowledge the change of season; today on the other hand, woohoo! We awoke to a gray, foggy, damp, 46 degree morning aWed, 22 Mar 2023 17:43:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-giants/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-giants/Check out our newest YouTube video about Beef Chickens. The top pic is a capture from our conversation in the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSB_xsJjVI0&t=20s Good morning and happy Tuesday! ITue, 21 Mar 2023 16:10:28 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hog-processing-day/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hog-processing-day/We had fun with our newest YouTube Video about "Beef" Chickens. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSB_xsJjVI0&t=26s Good Monday afternoon from Air2Ground Farms! We had a pre-dawn sub-freezMon, 20 Mar 2023 20:08:16 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/getting-ready-for-market/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/getting-ready-for-market/Happy Sunday from Air2Ground Farms! WOW! The temps were cold this morning--19 degrees with a windchill of 12. The saving grace was that there were no clouds so the sun felt amazing and began warming tSun, 19 Mar 2023 17:06:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reflection-turned-to-introspection/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reflection-turned-to-introspection/Happy Saturday!! It was a frigid windchill of 17 degrees this morning for rounds with colder temps forecast for tomorrow morning. COME ON SPRING!! All 10 of the hogs were in the hut this morning and tSat, 18 Mar 2023 16:17:57 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reflections/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/reflections/Happy Fast-Jet Friday!! I'll start today's blog with reflections. The top pic is me and Shelley after my fini-fini. The next pic was a few seconds prior to the top one and captured the celebratory 'hoFri, 17 Mar 2023 15:32:17 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/my-harley-is-home/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/my-harley-is-home/Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! The top pic is a Happy Thursday pic of Shelley and I in front of the garden with the electric net. It's been a busy morning already! The animals are all doing verThu, 16 Mar 2023 17:00:35 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/incubator-report/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/incubator-report/Good Wednesday morning from Free Missouri! It was a cool 31 degrees this morning which felt better than the past few mornings. The milking machine wasn't frozen so Shelley's hair dryer was safe. We acWed, 15 Mar 2023 16:55:58 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-f-15s/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-f-15s/Happy Pi Day! We posted a new YouTube Video yesterday: Beef Cow Move to a new pasture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvuaLIB22Kw Check it out and subscribe to our channel! A frigid 20 degree good moTue, 14 Mar 2023 17:10:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/proud-american/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/proud-american/Winter decided it wasn't finished with us quite yet as we completed rounds this morning in 27 degree temps with 21 degree windchill. The brooder heat lamp we were using to keep the milking machine froMon, 13 Mar 2023 15:59:12 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/more-food-freedom/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/more-food-freedom/It was a mild 39 degrees with no wind this morning for rounds. The clock said we got started a bit later than normal, but the sun said we were early. By tomorrow, our bodies will be used to the new tiSun, 12 Mar 2023 17:09:51 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/beef-chickens/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/beef-chickens/We published our next YouTube Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSNqKqI7wa0 Good morning and a very happy Saturday to you from Air2Ground Farms! We completed rounds this morning before the rain sSat, 11 Mar 2023 16:34:22 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/country-club-farmer/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/country-club-farmer/Happy Fast-Jet Friday from Free Missouri!! The weather is nice today with rains forecast tomorrow. The animals are good. We waited about 12 hours longer than normal to unroll hay for the beef cows andFri, 10 Mar 2023 16:50:51 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/us-constitution-silent-on-food-rights/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/us-constitution-silent-on-food-rights/Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! It's a cloudy, rainy, cool morning. The animals are all good today with Nothing Significant to Report (NSTR). We have 25-30 ducks, I can't remember exactly how maThu, 09 Mar 2023 16:05:28 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/illegal-pork/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/illegal-pork/The overnight rains were gone by sunrise so we were able to complete morning rounds without raincoats. The pic is Shelley and I right after milking the Jerseys wishing you an awesome day! The milk calWed, 08 Mar 2023 17:26:21 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/government-absurdity-redundant-i-know/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/government-absurdity-redundant-i-know/Happy Tuesday from Air2Ground Farms! It's another mild temperature morning with rain in the forecast starting tonight. The farm animals are doing really well this morning with Nothing Significant To RTue, 07 Mar 2023 17:12:59 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/regeneration-win/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/regeneration-win/It's another beautiful morning on the farm today. All of the animals are doing really well. The sheep are starting to wander away from their hay and pick at the green grass that is showing up. The graMon, 06 Mar 2023 16:12:24 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hail-yeah/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hail-yeah/Hannah got her Fighter Pilot Callsign yesterday! Here's a toast to "HAIL"!! Good morning and happy Sunday! It is a beautiful day on the farm! Morning rounds were uneventful except for one of the geeseSun, 05 Mar 2023 16:16:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/brooder-prep/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/brooder-prep/I hope your day is filled with friends, family, and fun! We awoke to a frosty layer on everything and the fog quickly set in. The top pic is from the house looking towards the forest with the hogs. ThSat, 04 Mar 2023 16:40:54 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/rainy-fast-jet-friday/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/rainy-fast-jet-friday/Happy rainy, fast-jet Friday (bottom pic) from Free Missouri! We all survived the storms last night and the rain continues this morning. It should stop around noon. The top pic is Shelley and I in ourFri, 03 Mar 2023 16:31:03 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/regenerating-topsoil/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/regenerating-topsoil/We posted our next YouTube video: Moving Forested Hogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3v-1sYnttU Good morning and happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! The beautiful sunny skies are a contrast for wThu, 02 Mar 2023 16:39:13 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/thoughts-on-youtube/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/thoughts-on-youtube/Colonel's Blog, 1 March 2023... Hey Y'all! Happy Wednesday!! All is well on the farm this morning. The weather is mild and cloudy with storms on the way tomorrow. We are under a flood watch for tomorrWed, 01 Mar 2023 16:12:19 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pallet-bar/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pallet-bar/Happy Tuesday morning from Free Missouri! It was a beautiful 45 degree sunny morning for rounds. The high today is going to be in the mid-70s and the sun is going to be shining. All of the animals areTue, 28 Feb 2023 16:28:20 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fighter-pilot-farmer-stories/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/fighter-pilot-farmer-stories/Check out our newest YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2qJkJiZFQU Happy Monday morning from Air2Ground Farms! The storms passed through overnight without much fanfare. The tarp was off tMon, 27 Feb 2023 17:13:39 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/routine/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/routine/Happy Sunday from Air2Ground Farms! It is a rainy morning on the farm today with storms forecast to roll through this evening and overnight. We are under a wind advisory for the storms tonight so we wSun, 26 Feb 2023 16:55:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/organic-alternative/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/organic-alternative/Happy Saturday morning from the farm! The temperature was a beautiful 42 degrees this morning with no below freezing temps in the 2-week forecast. One of the sheep we should have culled weeks ago, thaSat, 25 Feb 2023 17:37:08 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/___69/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/___69/Happy Friday!! This is my 69th blog publication and it's Fast-Jet Friday! So much to discuss... First, a tribute to the Fighter Aircrew, past and present, of this great nation. Pics 2,3, and 4 are theFri, 24 Feb 2023 16:48:01 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/foraging-in-the-ozarks/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/foraging-in-the-ozarks/The storms passed our area yesterday without much fanfare. We had an initial gust-front but the Ozarks seemed to break up the thunderstorms so instead of major storms, we just got about 1/2" of rain.Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:49:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/_blog/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/_blog/We got an early start today so we could complete morning rounds prior to the storms that should roll through around 1000. It was comparatively warm this morning and we were able to shed the Carhartt cWed, 22 Feb 2023 16:06:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/transition/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/transition/Ghost Tank TJ Nala Stella Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 21 Feb 2023... Hey Y'all! Good morning and happy Tuesday from Free Missouri! It was 39 degrees this morning with the temps expected to get up to theTue, 21 Feb 2023 17:08:51 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/incubating/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/incubating/Happy holiday Monday! I was curious about President's Day so I perused the History Channel's website for some...well...history. This particular holiday was the 5th nationally recognized bank holiday,Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:54:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/big-reds/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/big-reds/Check out our newest video, posted yesterday: Bull practices for olympic hurdles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKqmXw_i4_Y&t=6s Good morning and happy Sunday! It was a cool, frost on the ground, buSun, 19 Feb 2023 16:51:22 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/calf-update/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/calf-update/We published another YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKqmXw_i4_Y&t=6s Good morning and Happy Saturday! It was a beautiful, sunlight sparkling off of the ice crystals on everything, 24 dSat, 18 Feb 2023 17:17:05 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/flexibility/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/flexibility/Happy Fast-jet Friday!! Bottom pic is from one of my favorite aviation photographers, David Lister, capturing the Bolars moving fast through the Welsh mountains. It was a chilly 26 degree morning butFri, 17 Feb 2023 16:52:18 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/goose-egg/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/goose-egg/Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! We had some pretty strong thunderstorms overnight as a cold front passed through the area. Our morning temp of 52 degrees will drop throughout the day until it hiThu, 16 Feb 2023 16:23:38 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/culling/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/culling/Happy Wednesday afternoon to you! Yesterday, we lost a ewe that we have been nursing along. The stress of a storm is sometimes just too much for them. So, we took her to the bone-pile. This morning weWed, 15 Feb 2023 18:45:34 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hay-blanket/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hay-blanket/Happy rainy Tuesday from the farm! It was sprinkling when we woke up this morning. Gladly, we had a break in the rain and stayed dry while we completed morning rounds. The milk cows must have been inTue, 14 Feb 2023 16:56:36 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-black-gold/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-black-gold/Check out our YouTube video, Morning Rounds! https://youtu.be/CAhWbQNiBzs Happy Monday morning from Free Missouri! What a beautiful morning ! The air is crisp and the sun shining. We spent the afternoMon, 13 Feb 2023 17:14:15 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/morning-rounds/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/morning-rounds/I told you I would let you know when we uploaded our new YouTube video and it's up! https://youtu.be/CAhWbQNiBzs Check out this comedic look at the start of our day. Cheers! RichSun, 12 Feb 2023 22:05:49 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/black-eggs/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/black-eggs/Shelley and I posed for our happy-snap with the beef cows in the background this morning--top pic. Yesterday turned out to be a very frustrating day. After publishing the blog, we got right to work onSun, 12 Feb 2023 17:07:06 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/guardians-of-the-farm/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/guardians-of-the-farm/Tank & TJ (Tank Jr) Teeter the guard goose Esther the guard goose Winifred (Winnie) supposed to be a guard goose Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 11 Feb 2023... Hey Y'all! Happy sunny Saturday (again alreadySat, 11 Feb 2023 17:31:45 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-freedom-part-2/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-freedom-part-2/Happy Fast-Jet Friday--bottom pic!! Sarcastically he answers "Of course I don't miss it! Why would I?" Good morning from Air2Ground Farms! It was cool but above freezing this morning, but tomorrow isFri, 10 Feb 2023 17:05:17 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-freedom-part-1/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/food-freedom-part-1/Check out our website: https://www.air2groundfarms.com . We added the "Delicacy Shop" a with very limited supply of lamb. Happy Thursday morning from Air2Ground Farms! The creek is flowing quickly thiThu, 09 Feb 2023 17:35:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/compliance-investigator/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/compliance-investigator/Check out our website https://www.air2groundfarms.com where I added milk and eggs to the Neighborhood Shop for local purchase. Happy rainy Wednesday from the farm! The top pic is Shelley and I after fWed, 08 Feb 2023 17:34:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/infrastructure/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/infrastructure/Check out our website at https://www.air2groundfarms.com to see products, past blogs, reviews, etc. Happy Tuesday from Free Missouri! We woke up to a 54 degree misty morning with rain forecast for theTue, 07 Feb 2023 17:30:03 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/analysis/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/analysis/Visit our website at https://www.air2groundfarms.com and check out our products in the Neighborhood Shop and Shipping Shop! Happy Monday! Shelley and I both chose hats this morning that represent theMon, 06 Feb 2023 16:51:55 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/focus-on-food/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/focus-on-food/Happy Sunday from the farm! It was a cool morning with the potential to reach 60 degrees today! The slick ice covering everything should melt off today and things will transition to not quite as slickSun, 05 Feb 2023 17:23:29 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lamb-prices/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/lamb-prices/Smiling blue-eyed hog Look at those baby blues Saturday Sunrise Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 4 Feb 2023... Hey Y'all! Happy Saturday from Air2Ground Farms!! I hope our friends and family with 'town jobs'Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:10:33 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sheep-follow/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/sheep-follow/HAPPY FRIDAY!! FYI--17 degrees and sunny still feels like 17 degrees! I put a Happy Friday pic of Shelley and I as we were feeding the hogs this morning. The other pic is Stella chilling out as her moFri, 03 Feb 2023 16:48:53 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/got-eggs/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 yesterdThu, 02 Feb 2023 18:42:17 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/youtube/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/youtube/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 ofWed, 01 Feb 2023 16:43:45 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/short-cut/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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.Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:23:07 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/dirt-roads/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 slickMon, 30 Jan 2023 20:16:59 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/too-old/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 itSun, 29 Jan 2023 17:24:38 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-birthday/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 nSat, 28 Jan 2023 16:31:25 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/grow-up-farming/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 degrFri, 27 Jan 2023 17:37:41 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/rumen-magic/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 anThu, 26 Jan 2023 16:35:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/snow-day/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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!!Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:23:11 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/processing-processes/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 foTue, 24 Jan 2023 20:03:40 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farmlife/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 andMon, 23 Jan 2023 12:09:05 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/new-sheep-paddock/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/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 gSun, 22 Jan 2023 18:08:29 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/non-gmo-feed/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/non-gmo-feed/Happy Saturday morning! It is another chilly below freezing morning on the farm today. Morning rounds went well except for our frigid fingers! We didn't do anything with milk yesterday and we didn't gSat, 21 Jan 2023 17:09:10 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/calf-sharing/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/calf-sharing/Happy Friday!! We awoke to a chilly subfreezing morning with the prospects of plentiful sunshine and near 50 degrees today. Morning rounds went well with nothing significant to report. We are constantFri, 20 Jan 2023 17:15:27 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/who-s-the-sucker/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/who-s-the-sucker/We awoke to a brisk 39 degree sunny morning. The wind is blowing so it feels about 10 degrees cooler and our hands got pretty cold during morning rounds. The farm is a bit soggy after the half inch ofThu, 19 Jan 2023 18:34:31 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/murphy-s-law-amended/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/murphy-s-law-amended/I would still much rather do the morning rounds in the 50 degree drizzle than the -30 degree windchill of those recent December mornings. For the most part, all of the animals are good on the farm todWed, 18 Jan 2023 16:54:32 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-yet/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-yet/Good Tuesday morning from the farm! All is well on the farm this morning. The sickly ewe is still with us, she has to decide whether she wants to stand up each morning, but again decided to go ahead aTue, 17 Jan 2023 17:28:32 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pig-paddock-performed/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pig-paddock-performed/The hogs making the decision to move to their new paddock The hogs exploring their new paddock Calf #3 for 2023, Devon bull calf Shelley setting out to mow the 4 acres near the hogs Clabber hanging toMon, 16 Jan 2023 16:58:47 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pig-paddock-plan/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/pig-paddock-plan/Happy Sunday from Free Missouri! I trust everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. I want to start by saying thank you to those of you that leave comments on here or on the facebook posts; it is encSun, 15 Jan 2023 18:04:29 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/online-farming/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/online-farming/We awoke to a cold 19 degree high humidity morning with frost on everything. It quickly turned into 'one of those mornings.' I couldn't get the wood in the wood-burning stove to light so that set us bSat, 14 Jan 2023 19:06:41 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/clabber-and-quark/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/clabber-and-quark/Happy Friday from Air2Ground Farms!! Thinking of our active duty friends and family, we wish you a very happy and relaxing 4-day weekend! I attached a "Happy Friday" pic of Shelley and I after unrolliFri, 13 Jan 2023 17:26:10 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/midwest-nice/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/midwest-nice/All is well this morning and we got to experience that precipitation that may be large sleet or may be small hail, not sure, during rounds. Makaylah accompanied me to feed the hogs this morning, the tThu, 12 Jan 2023 16:12:43 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/free-missouri/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/free-missouri/Happy foggy Wednesday morning from Free Missouri! The top pic is the beautiful moonrise last night. The bottom pic is the "grounds crew" distributing the straw and manure on the (still not covered) gaWed, 11 Jan 2023 17:22:11 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/time-vs-money/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/time-vs-money/Happy Tuesday! Good morning from Air2Ground Farms! Mornings like this one (39 degrees and sunny, on its way to 60 degrees and sunny) make up for the dreadfully cold mornings a month ago. The animals aTue, 10 Jan 2023 16:26:11 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/__why/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/__why/Happy Monday! Another chilly good morning from Free Missouri! All animals are doing well this morning with nothing significant to report. We spent time on the domestic side of things yesterday and tidMon, 09 Jan 2023 17:03:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/milk-processes/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/milk-processes/Happy Sunday! Please, go to the top of your screen and subscribe so you are notified when we post a new update. Greetings and good Sunday morning from Free Missouri! It is a beautiful cool morning onSun, 08 Jan 2023 17:47:19 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/number-2/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/number-2/Red Devon Heifer Calf Red Devon heifer calf and her Red Devon Cow Mother Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 7 Jan 2023... Hey Ya'll!! Happy Saturday morning from Free Missouri! Days run together on a farm, itSat, 07 Jan 2023 16:44:08 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hay-bomb/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/hay-bomb/Happy Friday!! Please, please...scroll to the top of your page, enter your email address, and hit subscribe! Yesterday I realized that these updates are at the mercy of the facebook algorithms that deFri, 06 Jan 2023 16:30:50 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/1st-2023-farm-baby/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/1st-2023-farm-baby/A chilly good morning from the farm! We posed again for a pre-milking photo with Betty but later decided not to use that photo. Yesterday we continued tax prep to include stopping at several businesseThu, 05 Jan 2023 17:16:56 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shipping-update/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shipping-update/We posed for a quick photo before milking this morning to say "Hey Ya'll!" Tax prep began yesterday and, like training the puppies, is an ongoing project. We also worked on a couple of house-related pWed, 04 Jan 2023 16:33:55 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-report/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-report/We awoke to another dense fog morning but it quickly burned off to a mostly sunny, mild temperature day. The gallon of milk I discussed yesterday yielded a pint of heavy cream and I used a quart to maTue, 03 Jan 2023 16:02:19 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-tour/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/farm-tour/Happy New Year's Day Observed!! It is a very dense fog morning on the farm today. We successfully un-Christmased the house and generally tidied up. It is always a mixed emotion event with a bit of sadMon, 02 Jan 2023 13:54:49 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-new-year/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-new-year/Happy New Year!! We finished our barn organization project yesterday and I put a pic above for you to see the result. We finished just in time to do evening rounds. We don't have any major farm projecSun, 01 Jan 2023 17:22:04 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/why-farm/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/why-farm/Happy New Years Eve!! Good morning from Free Missouri! Yesterday's project of organizing the barn turned into a multi-day project, so we will be back at it again today. We will start the new year withSat, 31 Dec 2022 17:03:29 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/forested-pork/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/forested-pork/Happy Friday!! All is well on the farm today. We were able to start working with the puppies yesterday and a couple already come to their name and sit when commanded. These are some smart dogs! They rFri, 30 Dec 2022 16:59:16 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/why-air2ground/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/why-air2ground/F-15E loaded with air to ground bombs Career shift from air (Air Force) focus to ground (regenerative farming) focus Confined Animal Feeding Operation vs Planned Grazing Regenerative farming practicesThu, 29 Dec 2022 17:16:17 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/still-waiting/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/still-waiting/Happy Wednesday from Free Missouri! Our major farm project yesterday, shipping our first orders through the postal system, was successful. At least the first part was a success, we now trust the USPSWed, 28 Dec 2022 16:14:36 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shipping-day/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/shipping-day/We awoke to another very cold morning and spent quite a while breaking through ice in the animals' water containers. The next few days are supposed to be much warmer so our cold hands will get a breakTue, 27 Dec 2022 16:02:47 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-and-betty/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/happy-and-betty/We did the morning and evening rounds in our PJs under our coveralls! Now that's relaxed!! All farm projects were on hold. I attached a pic of Happy in the milk barn. I'll try to get a pic of the milkMon, 26 Dec 2022 15:37:52 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/merry-christmas/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/merry-christmas/Merry Christmas!! The ups and downs continued throughout the day yesterday. First the up...we were able to finish enough of the stanchion to hold "Happy" in place and I was able to milk her twice yestSun, 25 Dec 2022 14:18:30 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ups-and-downs/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ups-and-downs/It's still very cold this morning and ensuring everyone has fresh water is getting more problematic. The blue balls of the frost-free waterers were frozen to the sides; a bit of boot was all it took tSat, 24 Dec 2022 15:17:13 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/cold-weather/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/cold-weather/F-15E in Wales Beef cows in cedars Chick Shaws Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 23 Dec 2022 Hey Ya'll! It's COLD!! When flying the F-15E in the extreme cold, we had to allow for extra time to complete our grFri, 23 Dec 2022 17:14:43 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/duck-eggs/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/duck-eggs/We got an early start to our day today in order to complete morning rounds prior to the storm. We were feeding the hogs when the front arrived. We could see the edge of the fast-moving clouds and hearThu, 22 Dec 2022 16:39:32 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/blue-balls/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/blue-balls/Blue Balls Frost-free cattle waterer Colonel's Blog, Earth-date 21 Dec 2022... Hey Ya'll! Good morning again from the Ponderosa! As we continued preparing for the impending frigid temperatures, we hadWed, 21 Dec 2022 13:57:00 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ram-tastic-ram-ster/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/ram-tastic-ram-ster/In yesterday's blog, I mentioned the extreme cold we are expecting. We went to town yesterday and purchased an entire flatbed trailer load of straw. [BTW--a flatbed trailer is indispensable on a farm!Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:00:05 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamoryhttps://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/air2ground-farms-blog/https://www.air2groundfarms.com/post/air2ground-farms-blog/Welcome to our blog! This blog is a new venture for us as we endeavor to share the farm with our family and friends. Please have patience with us as we hone our blogging skills. Happy Monday morning!Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:36:37 GMTRich and Shelley McGlamory