Now that we’ve got part 1 out of the way, and we’ve already established our farm’s identity or “brand” it’s …
Month: April 2012
Raw Milk Witch-hunt
What do you get when 14 people come down with E. coli and less than half of them have consumed …
Chickens!
When I checked the incubator last night before bed, I thought I heard a few eggs peeping. Sure enough, …
Incubation: The Home Stretch
Well, it’s only 3 more days until the first of the chicks should start hatching, so there were some incubation-related …
Fence Lines in the Dark
My dad is getting ready to put in a livestock waterer in the middle of a large field on the …
Farm Marketing: Identity Design
Ok, quick! Think of the last thing you bought from someone’s farm. What did their logo look like? What color(s) …
Farm Marketing: Ur doin it wrong.
Marketing. Yeah, it sounds like one of those dirty corporate words to me too. Yuck. But, lets face facts, …
Drought Planning
I was printing the latest Missouri Grasslands & Forage Council newsletter today (I currently work at a printing company.) The …
Getting to the bottom of Greenhouse Gasses: Part 2
If you didn’t catch Part I, you might want to go get caught up. Don’t worry, I’ll just wait here. …
Candling Eggs
It’s been 8 days since the eggs went into the incubator, so it’s time to candle them. Candling is the …