Tag: haying
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A Reputation That Stacks Up
Our ranch takes pride in what we do. As ranchers we have a reputation to uphold which you might’ve guessed has to do with hay. There was a time when the Kirk family’s reputation was based on haystacks but with the convenience of baling equipment, my husband believes our reputation is now built on the…
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The View Outside My Office Window
During the summer I spend a good chunk of my time looking out the window while I work…and think.  Sometimes I let other noises besides my inner voice like the radio, break into my long train of thoughts. I absorb enough news on the radio to last me for another whole year when I’m…
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Time to Change
This year’s haying season’s been full of changes. We’ve had big and frequent rains, tall, thick forage growth, and a record number of bales on our hay ground compared to the past eight years. During a haying frenzy, my husband and I were trying to get a couple of fields baled before it got too…
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Yellow Hay Days
The yellow sweet clover is in full bloom right now and it’s everywhere I look. It looks like big yellow rugs resembling shag carpet from the 70’s all spread out on hillsides and fields. It’s not the prettiest plant to lookat up close either but it smells SO GOOD! I’ve been driving everywhere with my…