Our farm has been in the same spot for over 100 years. We welcome all our new neighbors. Here is what a typical Sunday afternoon looks like around our farm, mind you the traffic is 10x worse at 5:00pm on…
An Interesting Idea for Child’s Birthday Party-Wordful Wedenessday
Our two year old LOVES tractors. I don’t think I can stress the love part enough.
Surprise! You are Being Inspected!!
We got our “Surprise, you are going to be inspected” call recently and yesterday the inspector came out to review our paper work and make sure EVERYTHING on the farm was in compliance.
Organic Lawn Care Tips from a Dairyman
When we moved into townhouse two years ago, we were excited because we would no longer need to care for a lawn. After hours at the farm all day, we didn’t have the time or the energy to care for…
You Think We Would Know It All by Now
The truth is we humans do not know it all and probably never will. I know that God and I will have lots of funny stories to swap some day.
Happy Anniversary AgChat!!
Today, AgChat is celebrating its second anniversary as an online community discussion and first anniversary as a nonprofit foundation. Tim and I are proud to be involved with such an amazing group of farmers, ranchers and agriculturalists. Tim serves on…
Mother Nature Took Back Spring
Well I guess Mother Nature decided to take back spring. This week feels like an early April’s Fools joke.
Can Love Be the Answer?
Is hate really the answer? Or can we solve some of the world’s biggest problems, not with hate, but with more love, understanding and compassion? I think we can.
20 Weeks and Zweber Baby is a Girl!
A few months back I had a blog post titled “It’s a girl” and those that knew we were expecting a child thought I was announcing the sex of our baby then. Instead, I was talking about a baby calf.…
Dairy Farmers Always Have a Story
When dairy farmers have babies, there is ALWAYS a story. Most of the stories involve wives rolling their eyes and the husband going on like he is a war hero. We hear stories about dairy farmers nearly missing the birth, driving tractors to the hospital, and making calf pulling jokes to the doctors.