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Thank you to my pigs

Follow Us Waking up today was just a little bit different than yesterday. Today was the first day since March of 2006 (nearly 10 years) that I didn’t own any Hampshire cross pigs. I remember how excited I was when I brought home my first gilt, named Shanae. I loved my pigs, and Shanae went […]

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Learning to let go, learning to be happy

Follow Us I have always been an incredibly driven person. Some may call it overbooked, too many irons in the fire, or overcommitted. I never saw it this way. I wanted to be involved in as many things as I could. However, I finally learned when you do that, the person who suffers the most […]

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Breeding season is in full swing

Follow Us Wow! What a fall this has been!! I feel like I’ve been all over the place, yet I feel less stressed than I have in years. Things on the farm are going well, and I am starting into the last part of breeding season. The wether does have been in with the buck […]

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