Farm News In the long (even not so long) life of a farm, change is inevitable. Your first design for no-waste hay feeders slowly became...

Farm News The signs of climate change are soaking our clothes this year. According to our state climatologist, central Illinois has...

Farm News My days are tightly programed. From the moment I open my eyes in the early morning to the time I drag myself to bed, my...

Farm News Once kidding season is underway and milking resumes, our breeding bucks are shifted to a “bachelor pad” paddock somewhere far...

Farm News July. When you open the door in the early morning, and you’re hit by a wall of humidity. July. When the windmill comes to a...

Farm News A few years ago, I celebrated Independence Day by reflecting on our dependence as a small farm. Despite the independent nature...

Farm News A hair-brained dream, nearly 30 years in the making, is literally taking root on our farm. As a young, wide-eyed doctoral...

Farm News Amidst the flurry of overdue outdoor farm projects, this week was all about packing boxes; “Victory Cheese” boxes filled with...

Farm News The operative word of the week, from dairy to creamery to fields and back, was “busy.” As the remnants of a hurricane pushed...

Farm News Little by little, we’re checking off the long list of tasks lingering from the spring. The soil was dry enough for Wes to plant...

Farm News This is the spring of abrupt transitions. From cold and raw one week, to hot & steamy with a dose of frequent thunder storms...

Farm News One of the tentacles of the corona virus hydra of unintended consequences is a shortage of labor for our farm, especially in...

Farm News Beneath the tall very green grasses, the soil is soggy under foot. So goes another spring of too much rain and little time for...

Farm News The last pregnant doe kidded this morning. After one week of anticipating her delivery (she was due May 1st), Diamond delivered...

Farm News- A dose of brutal honesty On the eve of the first farmers’ market of the season, all is NOT normal. The degree of restrictions...

Farm News This week marked the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. As goat farmers and cheese makers, we mark the occasion, not because it...

This week's blog features a story by my husband, Wes Jarrell, a native Oregonian fruit farmer My dad was born in Illinois, on a farm near...

Farm News These days, I often feel like a super-8 hand-held camera filming in time lapse. Early morning texts announce the arrival of...

Farm News Sheltering in place on a goat dairy farm in March is a contradiction in terms. For us, March is kidding season, the busiest and...

Farm News The ground is starting to thaw. There are only a few patches of snow remaining on the north sides of our barns, hidden from the...