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Why are We Cross Breeding Cows?

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A week ago we released a video that showed us bringing a Scottish highland bull to our farm to breed! For a long time we have been breeding Purebred Mini Jersey cattle. So of course the question arose… WHY?!? Why did we decide to bring a bull that wasn’t a mini jersey to breed our […]

SO You Want To Raise Cows?

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Are you thinking of working with cattle? Recently we interviewed Karin Lindquist about handling cattle safely. Karin was awesome…. she went and wrote not 1, but 4 follow up articles to our interview on her website! Go and check them out! So, You Want to Raise Cows… Where to Begin?  How to Safely Work With […]

Cows Changed Me. For the Worse?

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LIVE SHOW TONIGHT ABOUT LIVESTOCK FOR BEGINNERS… But first It is funny how much people can be changed by homesteading. When K first said she wanted cows I didn’t think we should bring them on the homestead.  I made it clear these were “Her” cows. I was willing to support the endeavor in whatever ways […]