Life on the farm through the eyes of a first-generation farm wife
When Times Get Tough, Farmers Keep Going My farmer husband started the day vaccinating calves that recently came home from a summer in the Kansas Flint Hills. He takes great pride in his animals and loves watching calves grow into great mommas and strong, lean steers. Today's group of calves are big, beautiful animals that will, most likely, … Continue reading There is no Plan B
I did it, I got in my first fight. Not a fist fight, mind you. But a Twitter fight, the 140-character back-and-forth on my phone with two individuals I have never met, will never meet but know I do not see eye-to-eye with. It started with a Tweet to a reporter I heard comment on the … Continue reading We Need The Farm Bill
We here on the Sawyer Farm in the middle of Central Kansas and all things dry are sick and tired of being hot and tired. The drought has worn us out! Derek and his father work tireless seven days a week to keep water flowing to the crops and cattle. The heat makes everything more … Continue reading A Glass-Half-Full Look At The Drought
It wasn’t that farmers 20 years ago had anything to hide, they just didn’t think to tell the world about what they were doing with their days, and why. That’s all changed and today’s farming population is ready and willing to show consumers what they are doing and why. My husband and I are no … Continue reading Transparency
