Our farm is not a family farm. I know that’s a bold statement when it seems like everyone wants to hold family farms up on a pedestal, but that’s just not who we are. I always wonder what defines a family farm for people, we aren’t a single family farm, we are a farm...
This spring has been a busy one here at the farm and as we get further into our growing season, there are no signs of it slowing down. I thought I would share an update on some of the Spring 2022 activities here at Majestic Crossing. Majestic Crossing Maple Syrup-...
I grew up on a farm with a little red barn and beautiful black and white Holstein cows. I was involved in 4H and FFA. As a senior in High School, I even earned a 1st place finish in Dairy Judging at the 1996 NAILE. Today, looking around at our milking robots and...
This year has been a hard growing year for much of the country. Looking over our current feed situation going into winter I realize we are very fortunate. This year started off really dry. We got just enough rain, right when we needed it so our crops did well. We had...
It’s September and that means it’s corn silage season here at the farm. Corn silage is a major part of our cow’s diets so I thought I would share a little more about what corn silage is and how we make it. When most people think of harvesting corn they think of a...
Last fall I talked about how we manage our manure to get the best yield from our crops and also protect our environment. But springtime is all about the seeds and the soil and today I want to talk more about how we manage our land to enhance the soil that grows our...
