• You gotta love her….

    Wooz and I spent an enjoyable few hours with son, Church, today photographing much of our herd.  We wanted new photos to “freshen” the website.  We also wanted to grade our younger cows…such as X64 here with her mom.  64 seems to turn out “A’s” year in and year out and her calves are always among the first to be singled out by potential buyers.  We, in turn, make sure that we always keep two 64 females in our herd for protection. In the main pasture right in front of the house is part of that “protection”, U64.  She’s the granddaughter of one great Rotokawa bull, 974, and just bred to…

  • I’m from the government and I’m here to help you….

    We try to keep politics out of our blogging….we really try.  But the #&*@! pointy-headed bureaucrats are doing it again. They’re about to promulgate a regulation which would make it illegal for us to have our grandchildren join us in working on the farm.   From the time they’re able, some of our grandkids love to help out; others aren’t interested.  They all want to drive the 4-wheeler, of course, and will do any chore that involves that. Sorry kids….the Obama Administration says Grandpa is trying to kill you.  Please watch the following.  I know it’s crazy Fox News and all that…and the comments go “off the wall”….but still watch, please.…