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Saturday November 21, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
For two weeks, ending only start of this week, I have been waking up every day at 3:01am. And that's it; I'm up, no use fighting that. So I do get up, I make myself a Latte -- a big glass of my milk, just a bit of brown sugar, and espresso coffee. I give a...
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Friday November 20, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
Dairy Happy in Wisconsin
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Wednesday November 18, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
Anyone guessed that I love my work? Even in the face of crisis, like now, I know what I was put here on this planet for. To farm, to dairy, to teach; these are my passions. Add in there -- to innovate -- a restless curiosity and need to move forward --...
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Sunday November 15, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
My friend Pete Hardin, who is editor/writer/passion behind The Milkweed , called me yesterday morning, to tell me "some things", but especially about an ad he placed for me in his latest issue of the Milkweed, which I just got yesterday. So here's...
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Wednesday November 11, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
I am in a state of wonderment. I wonder, I appreciate, I am grateful. This great plan for me -- for us -- all of us -- that I am part of, I wonder why it has to be like this, but accept and know it IS for a reason, and it is not that I am to be miserable, but...
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Friday November 06, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
Anyone wonder what the heck I was saying yesterday? You know what, me too. This is all so complicated -- and it does involve way more than just the farm itself and its survival. How do I see and act in the many roles I serve in. Messy. Complicated. No simple...
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IICFA -
Thursday November 05, 2009 - By GrannySue
This is - bar none - the best place for first hand information on these hearings, and also for THOROUGHLY researched and documented information related to ag, vaccinations, etc etc. http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/notes-from-wisconsin-something-funny-ha...
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Monday November 02, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
A correspondence -- one of many to the many, wonderful friends I have made here -- at such an increasing rate over the past two years I would say - this friend is facing the imminent loss of his brother to cancer. And he is seeing all this craziness I'm...
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Sunday November 01, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
I (Scott) ended up down at the Dane County Farmers Market after milking Saturday. As I like to say, it's one of those scary sounding things that are just well, obvious, and not scary. So: I was listening to the voices in my head, and doing what they tell me...
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Saturday October 31, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
Hello everyone -- The real war - against family farms - has been going on for years. In not so, and in subtle ways. A completely antagonistic Food Safety group -- to helping family farmers, and dead set on KILLING our family farms in their Jihad against RAW...
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City of Hudson Farmers Market -
Saturday October 17, 2009 - By Virginia
Wow, the fall has been busy! Today's market was sunny and a little nippy....a good day for wool socks! Although a few of the vendors, those with tender vegetables, are done for the year, we still have a solid core of farmers bringing produce, milk,...
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Tuesday October 13, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut
April 4th. Forecast: 3-5 inches of snow, after the wettest March on record, after the wettest February on record. Challenging keeping animals clean and out of the mud yet not destroying good pasture, as anywhere they are is a mess. But spring is here, the...
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All I Saw Farm -
Thursday March 26, 2009 - By Heather
SilverAurora JT Villa Nova delivered live twins by SilverAurora SB Yowza *S *B Tuesday night. She delivered at 150 days gestation.
First was a big, 4.75-pound buckling, second was a big, 4.00-pound
doeling. The buckling is a dark red chamoisee like dad,...
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Monday March 23, 2009 - By Heather
SilverAurora TH Xtreme Grace, a first-freshener, delivered live twin doelings by SilverAurora JC Wepeat *S *B, completely unassisted today! She delivered at 148 days, 12 hours gestation.
Both doelings were 4.00 pounds each at birth, which...
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Sunday March 22, 2009 - By Heather
We have another set of new quadruplet purebred Nigerian Dwarf kids here
at Fair Skies, courtesy of MCH Sandy Hollow UK Chesire Cat *S *B and
SilverAurora JC WhisperSweetly 2*D 2*M. Whisper delivered last night at
145 days, 12 hours gestation.
First...
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Saturday March 21, 2009 - By Heather
Please help us welcome new quadruplet purebred Nigerian Dwarf kids to Fair Skies, courtesy of SilverAurora JC Wepeat *S *B and Sandy Hollow SS Butterscotch 3*D 2*M. True to form, Butterscotch delivered today at 145 days, 12 hours gestation, completely...
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Thursday March 05, 2009 - By Georgiaberry
the freshest milk I
am not a full-time milkmaid, but I have the responsibility for three
milkings a week for a small herd of three dairy goats. One evening I
captured the experience to share with the curious.
Daisy Here
is Daisy, goat...
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Saturday January 31, 2009 - By Georgiaberry
In Arkansas, there is legislation being considered to make it legal
for people to sell modest amounts of raw cow milk as on-farm sales.
This would be so wonderful for our state - if you are interested in
supporting this, now is the time to let your...
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Campbell Trinity C Ranch -
Thursday January 29, 2009 - By Steve and Debra
The North American Devon Association has just completed a very good video on the history of Red Devon cattle dating back 2000 years. It can be viewed here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFnq_AA_KdY
I hope you find it informative and...
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