Fall transitions
Farm News After weeks of silence, there are bird calls popping up on my Merlin birding app that I haven't heard since May. Swainson's...
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- Aug 29
- 7 min
The squeeze of late summer
Farm News The cool dry air of mid-August lulled us into a false sense of summer drawing to a close. The heat and humidity have returned...
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- Aug 22
- 7 min
In praise of the cheesemakers
Farm News It is time to focus the spotlight on the cheese makers. The medals and the accolades bring recognition to the finished...
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- Aug 15
- 8 min
Late summer emergence
Farm News It is risky to plant a cover crop in late July. You spin the roulette weather wheel in the hopes that your field receives rain...
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- Aug 8
- 7 min
August is for arachnids
Farm News Their webs appear on cue, as if the spiders have a wall calendar built into their tiny brains (do they even have "brains??"). ...
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- Aug 1
- 7 min
Deep dive into pasture
Farm News As we turn the page on July and open a new chapter onto August, there are no signs of typical mid-summer drought. In fact, the...
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prairiefruits
- Jul 26
- 6 min
Respite
Farm News End of july, summer is not over. Yet, the land is sending us cues that she is taking a break, taking a breather from...
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- Jul 18
- 7 min
Everything in its place
Farm News The French culinary concept "mise en place," or everything in its place, is an essential mindset for the cheese maker. The idea...
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prairiefruits
- Jul 11
- 7 min
Clean hay fields and clean creamery: a sense of satisfaction
Farm News First things first: I am elated to announce that our little creamery on the prairie took home FOUR (yes 4!) medals at the...
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prairiefruits
- Jul 4
- 7 min
independent cheese makers: an endangered species
Farm News As our cheese making team gets ready to head off to the American Cheese Society's annual conference in Buffalo, NY, I reflect...
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prairiefruits
- Jun 27
- 6 min
Educating while farming
Farm News Famers often say that farming is a way of life not a vocation. I would argue that it is both. No farmer keeps "bankers hours,"...
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prairiefruits
- Jun 20
- 6 min
Silvopasture is our super-power
Farm News The Midwest is in a heat dome, and the summer solstice is barely upon us. With temperatures in the mid to high '90's and heat...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- Jun 13
- 5 min
June dairy month: celebrating the paths less taken
Farm News June brings heat. June brings lush abundance. June rains bring tall pastures. June is dairy month-an industry campaign to keep...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- Jun 6
- 5 min
judgement day
Farm News This week, we shipped off several cheeses for the annual American Cheese Society (ACS) judging and competition. Over the...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- May 30
- 5 min
Shoulders down and the dairy dance of June
Farm News In the waning days of May, there's a distinct shift from the chaos of kidding season to the well-worn routines of milking and...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- May 23
- 5 min
making fences and mending fences
Farm News The farm was spared the epic dust storm and severe thunderstorms that crossed our region earlier this week. Large sections of...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- May 16
- 5 min
Trying to make hay
Farm News The rains come every other day. The temperatures hover in the temperate range, perfect for growing grasses and alfalfa. The...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- May 9
- 6 min
In celebration of american cheese
Farm News The American Cheese Society has anointed May as "American Cheese Month." American cheese connotes many things; in the not too...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- May 2
- 4 min
It's a wrap on kidding season and start of farmers' market season
Farm News Our last pregnant doe kidded yesterday morning, on cue with no fanfare, delivering a healthy set of twins. So ends kidding...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
- Apr 25
- 4 min
Beyond farming: earth day reflections
Farm News In this age of monumental weather fluctuations due to climate change and species diversity losses from habitat alterations,...
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