Chase's Organic Dairy - Farm Blog

Last fall’s mild weather allowed our cows to stay outside much longer than usual (into mid-November) but that took its toll on the pasture we were feeding them in. We’ve been working this spring to repair and reseed the heavily used area where the cows ate silage from hay rings. We first [...]

It’s early in the season but we’re on the ground today – just barely. Vaughn and Cole are dragging some hay fields and pastures.  Old metal wheels drug behind a tractor do a great job of breaking up the manure that was spread there (or dropped there by a cow, LOL) last [...]

The cold days of January are upon us, and the busiest place on the farms these days is inside the barn.
Click here to view more photos of what’s happening in the barn during the winter months.

I was headed to the barn with coffee this afternoon and took a moment to snap a pic of our haylage bales.   What a lot of work that group of bales represents!   They are stacked two high.   We are feeding them in hay rings outside for now.  When its gets colder, we’ll unroll them in [...]

Today is Saturday and it’s my Dad’s day off from the barn, so I had some time to catch up on our calf cards.  Below are some examples of the calf cards I make for the barn.  They contain information about the calves so we don’t have to go look them up in the “big [...]

The cool days of fall are upon us and the grass is still growing, but very slowly.  We recently set out some hay rings and are starting to feed some haylage to make sure the cows have enough to eat.   We love opening the bales and smelling the sweet scent of good haylage.  The [...]

The spreader arrived and we can now begin spreading the wood ash from New England Organics.  The wood ash helps balance soil PH and adds nutrients like magnesium and potassium to the soil.  It’s similar to putting lime on the ground.  Vaughn and Lew are very impressed with the big spreader and wish they had [...]

The barn kitties are growing and changing every day, and are having lots of fun with each other.  We all enjoy watching their antics.  They also serve an importance purpose on our organic farm.  Our barn cats catch lots of mice and even an occasional rat, eliminating the need to use poisonous chemicals on the [...]