First Day on Grass, 2022
posted on
May 7, 2022
Who do you think loves the grass more? The cattle or their babies.
posted on
May 7, 2022
Who do you think loves the grass more? The cattle or their babies.
Halloween is over, the candy bowl is empty, and the jack-o’-lanterns on your porch are starting to slump. Don’t toss them. At Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, November brings a different kind of pumpkin season, the one where castoff pumpkins become cattle cuisine.
I’d bought day-old Clark and another week-old bull calf from a dairy farm in New Hampton. Both calves drank milk formula like champs. Then, on day four, Clark quit. He turned his nose up at the bottle, and a calf that won’t drink is in trouble.
You’ve heard of therapy dogs and therapy horses. Even cats and rabbits make excellent companions. But have you ever considered a cow as a therapist?