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...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 23, 2014 | Pheasants
We went out of town for a couple of days so I had a relative care for my various flocks. All was going well until the one day I checked in with him. “Well, everything is good except you had a pheasant die,” he said. While one pheasant in the grand...
by McMurray Staff | Jun 25, 2014 | Pheasants
As I walked slowly through the cut corn and brush, our detectives worked furiously to find our deceptive prey. The harder the detectives sniffed for clues and ran furiously around the landscape the more intently I focused on the cover ahead anticipating a startling...
