An extensive list of many different ideas and suggestions for the hard-to-shop for farmer in your life. Please know that this article contains affiliate links to various websites. If you choose to click through and purchase something, I may receive a commission. You are under no obligation to use them. Thank you! We’ve all been…
Choosing the Right Breed of Chickens
So, you’re ready for those baskets full of eggs, early morning wake-up crows, and friendly little bug be-gone-ers? Welcome to the fluffy-butt world of chickens! Before you know it, you’ll have poop on your sidewalks and eggs in the fridge. But before you can start your own flock of fowl, there are a few things…
Surviving the Harvest :: Stress-Relieving Tips
Central KS, Sept. 11, 2019. 11:28 a.m. Tips and suggestions for how to help farm gals reduce stress during the harvest and summer seasons. The Great Plains is in the thick of the corn harvest. We’re in the middle of a break between storms and the ground has finally dried off enough that farmers are…
All-Natural Field Fertilizer — Hauling Manure
The Central Plains had more than their fair share of rain earlier this spring, which led to the first several tasks of field work getting all bunched up together. While last year the summertime felt insane because of no rain and everything needing cut or harvested in a short period of time, this year is…
Spring Calving
Here in Kansas, it’s right in the middle of spring calving season. There are adorable baby bovines popping up right and left, even though there’s been snow on the ground on and off for months. My brother-in-law has a cow herd and recently I got to take a quick peek at all of the new…
Where to Buy Chicks and Poultry Online
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something. This helps us to make a living and keep Prairie Gal Cookin’ running! We’ve been on a bit of a poultry kick here recently, but once spring gets here you’ll be able to not…
Kansas Corn Kernels..
This last week was the end of corn harvest for some of the farmers around Central Kansas. If you’ve paid attention to any of the forecasts, you’ve probably heard about all of the rain we’ve been receiving here.. Which has made picking corn and sowing wheat a little bit difficult to do! Thankfully though, we received enough…
Checking Cattle and Hauling Manure
I was reading over some of my favorite fellow “farm bloggers” blogs earlier today, and noticed a common theme.. They all seemed to quit posting (or at least slow way down in posting) in about May or June. This made me feel a little better, considering I haven’t been posting at all on PGC recently!…
More Pasture Burning and Cattle Hauling (AKA Cowmobiling!)
Last week, I got to tag along to another pasture burning. It wasn’t as big as the last one I shared about (A 4500 Acre Pasture Burning in the Kansas Flint Hills) but that was okay by me! I’ve come to realize that I have a love for windmills.. Taking pictures of them mainly! Someday…
A 4500 Acre Pasture Burning in the Kansas Flint Hills
Last Tuesday was a day full of excitement! I thought I was tagging along to a one-pasture burn with a few friends.. It turned out to actually be about 4,500 acres being burned by two different crews of farmers and ranchers. What an experience! Some people wonder why farmers/ranchers burn their pastures and fields, so…
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