The Old Girl Needs a New Shoe

The old girl needs some help. A new shoe and she’s ready for the field. Good news: It isn’t haying time yet. It happened after the field work was done. Bad news: It cost more than anticipated. Best news: I…

Who’s Pregnant?

We took blood samples to send to the BioTracking Lab located in Moscow, Idaho, to see who has an ET (Embryo Transfer) calf successfully implanted. The cows should be at least 35 days pregnant before pulling blood for a sample.…

Alfalfa Coming Up!

Check out these new alfalfa plants breaking through the soil. Thanks to the wonderful rain we received, new growth is coming on strong. We also planted barley seed which will be cut for hay later this summer.

Crap Job

One of the least favorite activities at HCH is picking rocks – a crap job. It seems I get an eagle eye for rocks, metal and other assorted treasures when the time comes to clean a field. I must admit that…

Fertilizer Time

We are finally able to get to some of the fields to work the soil and apply fertilizer. The first piece will have alfalfa with a cover crop of barley. We still have to be careful to avoid wet spots,…

Yum!

I think the picture says it all. Life is good being a rancher.

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