In Part 1, I showed some of the sights of the big city of Melbourne. In this installment, you get a glimpse of two dairies I got to see in northern Victoria. The dairy system is largely seasonal and forage-based. Since most milk goes into powdered milk, it is a low-margin market that requires a … More Australian Adventures Part 2 – Victorian Farms
I have written in the past about getting ready for a storm and the disappointment when our drought weather pattern resulted in absolutely nothing. I guess I should have been more patient – winter storms are for April, right? What a contrast compared to last year at this time! Sleet, snow, freezing rain, thunder, lightning….really, … More Random Updates: Winter Storm, Babies In the Basement
On this day (several years ago), which ended with a bull on the highway, I started my morning around 2:30 a.m. on the east coast to catch a flight out of a small airport after a professional conference. The journey included one cancelled flight and making it home three hours later than I was originally … More The Bull On the Highway
“His name is Donkey, and he likes to have his ears scratched” is not the normal introduction farm kids receive when Dad unloads a new bull. Donkey was not a normal bull. Treating a bull like a pet is not recommended at all. A bull that acts like a pet does not respect humans or give … More His Name is Donkey
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