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Catching Up

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Bee
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It’s not unknown for life to get a bit hectic around here. The pandemic, however, has thrown several extra wrinkles into various operations. The last few weeks have been a good bit hairier than normal. First, our new milk cow … Continue reading →

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Breeding Age

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Bee
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“Research over a number of years has indicated that, economically the optimum age at first calving is between 23 and 25 months of age.” The Dairy Site Making decisions based on economics when you are dealing with a biological function … Continue reading →

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The Latest on Violet

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Bee
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Seems hard to believe that it’s been almost two years since we were bottle-feeding Violet. She was born Christmas day and her mama, Maybelle, died three weeks later. Since we’re coming up on her birthday and it’s been a while, … Continue reading →

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