Sep 29, 2020 | Life on the Farm
Today marks one year since our family lost my brother Dean Strauss. While our farm’s ownership and the labor force are made up of more than just the Strauss family, Dean’s passing changed so much for everyone here on the farm. I wanted to share some reflections on...
Jun 25, 2020 | Life on the Farm, The Majestic Crossing Team
After my brother Dean passed away and I took over writing this blog I never really introduced myself. I thought I would share a little more about who I am. My brother Dean wasn’t a big outdoorsman, but somehow he managed to land a 30” walleye. That was his one claim...
Apr 28, 2020 | Dairy News, Life on the Farm
Obviously COVID-19 is on everyone’s minds right now. Our farm has not been called on to dump milk but seeing others in that position and seeing the milk markets drop as they have is very unsettling. We are of course taking extra precautions like limiting...
Jan 10, 2020 | Animal Care, Life on the Farm
Keeping our cows cozy. Winter goes pretty quickly even though Mother Nature challenges us with extreme cold and snow. Any measurable snow makes it difficult to keep the farmyards clean for our team to get in and out. We own our own snowplows on the front of pickup...
Oct 29, 2018 | Life on the Farm
We’re starting to wind down harvest 2018. We’ve had more rain this fall than we’d like, but it seems that overall, we’ll come out okay. The corn silage harvest went well, and we were happy to see our yields above average. With these high yields, we will have plenty of...
May 27, 2018 | Life on the Farm
I feel like every year for the last few years I’ve started spring planting by shaking my head and saying, “This is another interesting year.” Last year we had a lot of rain in January, where everything thawed but then re-froze. Because of that rain, our alfalfa fields...
