If you have been involved in agriculture in the state of TN, or any state for that matter, you have probably heard of an organization called YF&R or Young Farmers and Ranchers. It is a leadership development program within the TN Farm Bureau Federation and if you are age 18-35 and interested in agriculture it … Continue reading What is YF&R?
If I had a dollar......nope, never mind! I'm not going to start this post like that. You know how the saying goes so no need to repeat it. The title of this blog is something I hear on a daily basis in higher education. Take the phrase "I'm too busy to _____________" and insert whatever … Continue reading I’m too busy….
Our county sheep show was this past weekend at Windy Hill Farm (the old Breck Ellison farm) in Loudon County. This gorgeous farm is kindly loaned to Loudon County 4-H for the day to exhibit sheep and cattle in their old sale barn. A great time was had by all and I'm fairly certain that … Continue reading Take the Lead
Was it me that wrote about sheep friends being the ones to help you on the side of the interstate? It was? What a coincidence! Or karma, good juju, whatever, but thank you sheep friends for helping us out once again! Long story short the Trew family saved us from a sketchy gas station just … Continue reading Interstate Woes
Happy Easter from our flock to yours!
We are so happy that spring has finally arrived here in TN! Makes chores a bit more comfortable for a while until the summer heat hits. We are gearing up to wean lambs soon and getting excited for some upcoming sheep sales (on the road to the National Southdown Sale now!) Sheep sales not only … Continue reading Summer Camp
At first glance you might not know where that title came from, but then again a few of you might recognize it as a line from a Conway Twitty song. I fell in love with this song not long after Doug and I started dating, but couldn't really listen to it without tears in my … Continue reading “That’s My Job, That’s What I Do”
This ewe has been looking close to lambing for several days now, and we've been dying to meet her lambs! Tonight she finally lambex with a little assistance and has two healthy and huge lambs. I pulled the first one out and thought surely there would not be another one.....and sure enough there was one … Continue reading Before and After
Valentine's Day is always a fun day for me and this year I have a little Valentine in addition to hubby to spoil too! Doug and I are long past romantic date nights on this special day (we despise crowds and usually go out another night) but for the past several years we've been in … Continue reading Farming Valentines
We've finally got plenty of lambs on the ground! Not enough just yet (we like a barn full ☺) but several ewes have given us twins, big singles and even a set of triplets! The weather in TN has been crazy this winter with chilly days and then warm summer like weather that makes us … Continue reading Lambs!
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