by McMurray Staff | Oct 1, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Welcome to the first day of October…now it is really Fall in my mind! Today marks the opening day of pumpkin doughnuts at the local bakery. Bring on the pumpkin spice coffee, straw bales and corn stalk decorations and much more!
by McMurray Staff | Sep 18, 2014 | Feeds and Feeding
I didn’t know what was happening until I saw the mold in the feed bag – by then it was too late. Unfortunately what I had to endure this week was nothing we had encountered on our little patch of heaven yet. As I looked down at the snow covered feed, I...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 3, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
RESPONSIBILITY by Hunter Kemper For the past several years, I’ve had the privilege of being a part of the Exercise Your Character Event in Des Moines, IA, organized by Hy-Vee Inc. This is an event I look forward to every year as 7,000 4th and 5th graders gather...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 3, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Summer on “the farm.” I’ve been a chicken owner since the end of January and it has been a fun adventure. We’ve gotten to watch our baby chicks grow into pullets that lay beautiful white, brown, and blue...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 24, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Late last year I received an invitation from Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms to exhibit at their Field Day. The Field Day I would learn consisted of Joel and his team opening up his farm to approximately 1,800 interested current future farmers, homesteaders, gardeners...
