The sky keeps spilling forth raindrops as if it were a stream of tears that just couldn't be pent up any longer. Yeah for that!
While this rain may rescue our farm's pastures from the brink of utter ruin, we have made arrangements to relocate some of our beef herd to another farm thirty miles away. The decision did not come easily as there is great inconvenience to this. Paul, Trent and Brady were at that farm yesterday making fence. Today they plan to haul several loads of livestock there. The cows have to eat!
Hopefully, like I said, the home pastures will rebound. With less cattle on the place the likelihood of that happenings is improved. A few years ago our farm wouldn't have been able to support the number of stock we crrently have, but the soils have gradually gotten that much better.
Paul has always believed in taking care of the soil first so it can produce quality feed which in turn produces healthy animals which later gives health to people. With inadequate rainfall, though, it doesn't matter how sustainable a farm's soil is: the grass won't grow.
Garth did till up a field and seed it with a dry season grass out back by the pond. He hooked up the irrigation system from the pond. Paul was happy to see that it has sprouted. This rain should further secure a "crop" that the cows will be able to harvest this fall.
~Colleen
