tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79015827747368503022024-03-05T01:35:07.381-08:00 Farm Tidbits... Grayson Family FarmGrayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-74936685998948122812016-08-16T19:35:00.004-07:002016-08-16T19:35:52.341-07:00Saturday Mornings at the Farmers Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every Saturday morning, until the end of September, you can find us at the Poestenkill farmers market. In the bed of our truck we bring a chest freezer full of our grass-fed beef and pastured whole chicken.<br />
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Stop by and see us!Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-70998503906143348452016-03-31T18:34:00.001-07:002016-03-31T18:34:52.076-07:00First Signs of Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From our farm to you - we hope you have a day filled with <br />family, friends, and feasting. <br /><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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These turkeys have been raised for our family. Continuing our goal of providing <br />farm raised nutritious food for our table and yours, it is our hope to have them available <br />for our customers for next year. </div>
Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-79247771400699559052015-05-19T18:44:00.000-07:002015-05-19T18:44:04.435-07:00Summer is almost HERE!It was a very long and brutal winter. Sub-zero temperatures permeated the month of February and everyone (the cows included) has been celebrating the return of warmer weather!<div>
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The month of May in Upstate New York is traditionally one of our dryer months before the late Spring, early Summer rains come through to help the grass grow. The cows are ready to be out on fresh pasture - not too long now!</div>
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In the summer, we graze our cows using a rotational grazing system - strategically moving the animals to partitioned pasture areas to allow the vegetation in other areas the time to rest and re-grow. This also ensures the root systems of the grasses are kept strong and healthy year to year - reducing the need to re-seed pastures</div>
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While rotational grazing requires a more continuous and intensive management of the cows and their grazing (the herd typically moves areas every 2-3 days during the summer months), the benefits are important to our farm's overall success. Advantages of rotational grazing include:</div>
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<li>Limited soil compaction which encourages root growth</li>
<li>The continuous ground cover of vegetation reduces soil erosion</li>
<li>A significant reduction in weeds due to the resting periods</li>
<li>Longer grazing season - very important in the Northeast where harsh winters are long and hay must be fed</li>
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We are looking forward to our summer season of rotational grazing and haying. Hope the warm weather has found you wherever you may be.</div>
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<br />Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-47112678691144980692014-08-05T18:12:00.000-07:002014-08-05T18:13:09.874-07:00Haymaking: Art & Science!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>"If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, <br />perhaps they take better care of it." <br />- Amish proverb</i></div>
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Summertime means sun, outdoor fun, picnics, and blooming gardens. To farmers it also signals the all important hay season. </div>
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As a farm dedicated to raising grass-fed cattle, hay matters all the more to feed the herd through the winter months. We bale both round and square bales; from own and locally leased fields. </div>
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Weather plays a large factor during the hay season - we are continuously monitoring the weather for humidity levels and chance of precipitation. As the grass must dry (turning from cut grass to hay) before it can be baled, even a chance rainstorm can delay the process for days. Another option is to make hay silage; this involves cutting grass or legumes and then preserving them by fermentation in silos or large round bale covers. We have the equipment to do either, but store most of our winter feed as hay bales.</div>
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The goal of haymaking is to capture the nutrition found in grass in an easily storable form (hay bales) for the winter months. It is important to cut the grass while it is at peek nutritional value. This means cutting before the grass stems begins to decline in nutrition - also called "heading out".</div>
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After the hay has been cut, it is allowed to dry or "cure" in the field. To expedite this, the hay is spread out and fluffed by a process known as tedding. A hay tedder is pulled behind the tractor; this piece of equipment is made up of multiple orbital arms that spin and lift the hay as you drive by.</div>
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Once the hay is sufficiently dried, it is turned over one more time when it is raked. Raking the hay forms the windrows needed to bale.</div>
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Now, we are ready to bale! Round bales are very heavy and can only be lifted by a tractor fitted with a hay spear. Square bales are significantly smaller and are lifted and stacked by hand. Square balers can be adjusted to bale different size and weight options.</div>
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This entire process will be done multiple times during the season making multiple batches of hay or "cuttings". The number of cuttings in the season is dependent on the amount of rain and sun we get, how well we have fertilized the fields, and how hard we work.</div>
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Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-18850931017436452752014-05-01T18:17:00.002-07:002014-05-01T18:27:07.094-07:00Maple sugaring time! Starting in March and finishing in April, we tapped our maple trees, harvested maple sap and made maple syrup. With a few necessary supplies, a homemade evaporator and a lot of ingenuity we boiled down the maple sap into syrup.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We collected the sap by using a combination of sap buckets and re-purposed one-gallon plastic water jugs.</td></tr>
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<br />Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-40829203839572899782014-03-27T19:35:00.000-07:002014-03-27T19:35:16.928-07:00Reflecting on WinterNext week we will flip our calendars ahead to April. We have already advanced our clocks in tune with daylight savings time. Yet, when I check the weather forecast for the next several days, what I read let's me know that winter is still with us. Words like "a light mix of winter precipitation" says it all.<br />
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Here is a sampling of what winter looked like on our farm:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cow's view of the farm from the woods they use for winter shelter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cows coming out of the woods, following a snow fall, for hay and water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beary and George, our halflinger team</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greeting a new day following an overnight snow, Beary, George and the cows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our 2012 hiefers, Dotti, Deliah, Bobbi Socks, Argyle and steers, Duke and Jackson</td></tr>
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In addition to the winter-like weather, the forecast also included the promising news of daytime temperatures in the 40's. Spring will be arriving and with it, green pastures. This is something that we look forward to, the promise of spring.<br />
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<br />Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-34266955355514069862013-08-08T19:41:00.001-07:002013-08-08T19:41:50.677-07:00Green grass and New life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our cows are moved to new pasture a couple times a week. <br />With a call of <i>"Come on"</i> the cows come running to the fresh green grass in the next pasture.</div>
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Opal, a hiefer calf, born June 23, 2013.</div>
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Opal's mother, Debra, enjoys a quite moment and some attention. </div>
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Keeping a watchful eye is big sister, Argyle.</div>
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Olive, a British White hiefer calf, born July 13, 2013.</div>
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O'Reilly, born July 30, 2013, and his mother, Deedee.</div>
Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-78214852329554365872013-04-02T18:34:00.002-07:002013-04-02T18:34:54.985-07:00Changeable Spring Weather<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px;">Sunny skies with balmy 50-degree temperatures one day and f</span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px;">reezing winds and light snow</span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.5px;">the next. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.5px;">Soon the magic of spring will surround us. <br />The grass will be growing and the pastures will be lush and green.</span></div>
Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-15880784570812992492013-03-31T18:01:00.000-07:002013-03-31T18:01:49.136-07:00Easter Morning Surprise!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: left;">No Easter eggs, no Easter bunny... but rather a cow on an Easter hunt for trouble!</span></div>
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Sally, one of our cows, is a curious creature. She tends to be in the thick of things no matter what is happening in the pasture. Today she lived up to her reputation. Early this morning we watched as Sally and few other cows crossed the stream that flows through their pasture and then congregated in an area where a culvert brings run off water from across the road onto our property and eventually into the stream. The cows typically don't go to this area, let alone spend any time there. But this morning, there they were. </div>
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The cows returned to the main pasture and cow barn as we put out hay for them. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, that is until we saw Sally. </div>
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Sally, and <i>only </i>Sally, had tangled with a porcupine! She wore a face full of porcupine quills! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sally and her face full of porcupine quills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quills were even in the corner of her eye</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using needle nose pliers and working from the top of her head down, <br />we slowly removed the quills as Sally ate her morning hay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sally seemed to welcome the assistance. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We didn't count the quills but we easily removed about 40 of them from Sally's face.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The quills were removed and Sally, <br />comfortable again, is back to being a happy cow.<br /></td></tr>
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<br />Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-13407065482043624462013-03-18T12:13:00.000-07:002013-03-18T12:13:55.573-07:00As We Move Into Spring...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring is announced by a bountiful supply of fresh eggs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meet some of our chickens... These lovely girls are Welsummers, Chanteclers and a Speckled Sussex.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Americana rooster.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepping out of the hen house in the early morning.<br />Even though snow is in the forecast for tomorrow, our hens are busy!</td></tr>
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<br />Grayson Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711187671254639235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901582774736850302.post-48264834537386998522013-03-10T19:23:00.000-07:002013-03-10T19:23:41.625-07:00A Peak at this Past Week on our Farm<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Farm life in the winter... it is not always easy but the rewards are great. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Spooney, a yearling, and Felix, two years old ... best friends!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading down the farm alley way to feed the animals.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Our hiefers in the snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast after heavy snow overnight.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Hay from our fields, stored for a cold winters' day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The cows view of the farm from the treeline in the cow pasture.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Water, a daily chore, no matter the weather. Waiting as the solar water trough is filled.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Family fun... sledding in the cow pasture.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">How do we get back up the hill? This is how...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Gus, a loyal friend with a big heart.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A evening with family by lamp light as we celebrate a birthday.<br /></td></tr>
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