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October 9, 2025
Here’s my fall Carhartt haul! I’m loving the lined stocking hats, cropped tees, this 3/4 zip sweatshirt and my Packer NFL hat (also in your favorite teams). Satin beannie As a curly girl, I’m super excited about these satin lined Carhartt stocking caps. And, really you probably don’t have to have curly hair to appreciate […]
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September 30, 2025
Practical breathing techniques to help with farmer mental health. It can help with managing daily stress on the farm and in life.
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August 28, 2025
Life lately on the farm managing remote grazing herds, trying out virtual fencing, current farm reads, and seasonal favorites.
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July 9, 2025
Amazon Prime Days deals for farm tools, supplies, and home essentials. See my top picks and save on products I use daily on our farm.
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June 16, 2025
Top livestock guardian dog (LGD) supplies we use on our farm to support healthy, hardworking dogs year-round.
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May 30, 2025
Managing downed trees and maintaining a steady supply of firewood is important for us since we use it to heat our home and farm shop, as well as cook down maple sap into syrup.. That’s why we added the Halverson HWP-140B LH Firewood Processor to our equipment on the farm. This skid steer attachment has […]
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April 30, 2025
A practical gift guide for women in ag with go-to picks from Carhartt, Gallagher, and Amazon, useful gear she’ll love.
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June 28, 2024
Livestock guardian dog training is an important process when bringing a new puppy home to your farm, ranch or homestead.
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September 1, 2023
Livestock guardian dogs have been employed by farmers and ranchers for centuries as a means to effectively protect livestock from predators.
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October 4, 2022
Four years ago I wasn’t in a good place. I was struggling. I’m not sure if many outside my immediate family sensed anything was off.
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September 30, 2022
There are a lot of factors to consider when planning how much it will cost to start your herd of meat goats.
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June 22, 2022
This Live Q&A covered fly control with goats on pasture and using an auto feeder with bottle baby goats.
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June 21, 2022
Around the farm I’ve been making little changes and upgrades along the way. My most recent one was adding a “screen door/wall” to my pack shed.
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February 15, 2022
I bet you’ll never guess what my favorite tool is for the farm! It’s my iPhone! Yes, that’s right.
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February 4, 2022
Running a business, especially a farm, can get expensive. With a farm that direct markets, the type of expenses can be more vast.
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January 28, 2022
It’s Wisconsin. It gets cold, but we as people and livestock adapt every season. But it helps to have good gear and tools to get the job done. Here are some of my favorites ? For the farm Sweeter Heater: infrared heater for our warming huts for goat kids. Nice way to get a bit […]
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January 20, 2022
My work as a farmer is really rooted in idea of lifelong learning. I’m always learning, whether it’s daily through observation of my livestock or from season-to-season how our pastures grow and flourish (or, not so much with a drought year like last summer).
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January 19, 2022
Getting started with regenerative farming or conservation practices may seem a bit daunting, especially when what you’re doing is already working or even if you’re just getting started with your farm. Where do I start?
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January 11, 2022
Regenerative agriculture, or any agriculture for that matter, starts with the soil. Soil is at the core of everything we do as farmers. It supports the pastures and crops we grow to feed our livestock and our communities
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January 6, 2022
For our goat farm, regenerative agriculture is really at the core of everything we do.
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July 15, 2019
As a farmer it’s hard to not think about the weather. What’s the temperature going to be? Is it going to rain? Is it going to be clear for a stretch? Will we ever get any rain? Will the rain ever stop?Our lives revolve around the weather, more specifically precipitation, otherwise known as water, our lifeline as farmers to grow crops and raise livestock.
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July 23, 2015
While farm operation is my “thing,” my husband Scott is just as invested in it as I am. While farming is hard work, and not to mention, a lot of work to start a farm operation, it’s something we truly enjoy doing. Here’s a little more on why we farm:
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July 16, 2015
One of my recent projects is a science experiment of sorts. I created a chlorine floater for the livestock tanks that are out on pasture. When it gets hot out the water in the tank can start to build up algae. With our recent rains and hot weather, the water in our stock tank was starting to show a little green.
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