A Tractor Story as Old as Time
“New roads, young tractors, young folks and new ways still have a lot to offer in this world we live in.”
A Madison County Barn Raising
“We shape our barns, and afterwards, our old barns shape us”
It’s Important Work
“You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together”,
The Grass Whisperer featured on Clay Conroy’s Working Cows Podcast
Ep. 195 – Troy Bishopp – Managing an Eastern Grazing Business – Working Cows Podcast Troy Bishopp is a farmer, a husband, a father, and a grandfather. He joined me to discuss the process of moving from a dairy with forage to a custom grazing business in central New York. We talk about the differences …
2021 NYS Pasture Regrowth Monitoring Project
"The purpose of this weekly activity and practical data is to monitor pasture growth rates throughout locations in New York. We’re all here to learn in this pilot project."
Sunset Transformation is Hard
"The tears are as free flowing as the milk once was"
Farmer Bill Gates in a Tractor near you?
"Gates' farm holdings could play “vital yet disruptive” roles in the global future of both.”
A Farmer’s Winter Pasture Walk
The challenge: It takes time to linger long enough to notice something meaningful.
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Here I am; pasture empty, pants dotted with cow manure and a hoof imprint on my calf, standing in an empty pen wondering about my life’s effort as a grass farmer nourishing the land and people. My work seems to be under attack from contributing to climate change to animal welfare issues. It’s an emotional …