Farm Chick Favorite

WiLd cHiLd

perfect for me!

 

Love this bracelet from The Classy Trailer! It is so perfect for me! The leather bracelet in turquoise will be so cute to wear this summer!

Pelvic Area Measurements

We moved replacement heifers to pasture to graze for the season on April 15. Before doing so, we ran the heifers through the chute for tattoos, and a dose of MultiMin and LongRange.

Many factors are considered in selecting replacement heifers. This year, we decided to measure the pelvic area of our heifers. The measurements provided us with data we utilized to help select heifers. Dr Baird used the Krautman-Litton bovine pelvic in measuring the pelvic area. 

All measurements were recorded to We were very pleased with the measurements of our heifers! All heifers were suitable for calving...measuring well over 200 cm2. An larger pelvic area helps increase our chances in unassisted births.

 

Strawberry Rhubarb Cake

Today is my dad's birthday! He loves rhubarb. So, I decided to make him Strawberry Rhubarb Cake! As a farmer, he spent the day planting soybeans.  After a day of working in the field, I hope he enjoys it!

 

 

1 tablespoon      butter

1/4 cup      brown sugar

1 cup      strawberries

1 cup      rhubarb

 

1 2/3 cups      wheat flour

1/4 teaspoon      salt

1 teaspoon      baking powder

1/4 teaspoon      baking soda
1/2 teaspoon      cinnamon

6 tablespoons      butter

2/3 cup      brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon      vanilla

2/3 cup      nonfat yogurt  (optional)

1 zested lemon
 

 

Melt 1 tablespoons of butter and cover the bottom and sides of a 9 inch cake pan. Sprinkle 1/8 cup of brown sugar over the butter. Arrange the sliced strawberries on the bottom of the pan, then the sliced rhubarb. Squeeze some lemon juice over the strawberries and rhubarb.

 

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Mix butter, and brown sugar together. Beat in the egg, and vanilla. Add dry mixture together. Mix in the yogurt for a dense, moist cake. Add the lemon zest. Spread over the strawberries and rhubarb.

 

Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes. Invert cake onto a plate to serve.

 

 

The strawberry-rhubarb cake is so beautiful to enjoy during the summer! Enjoy!

 

Friday on the Farm

a worm burrows through the soil



Warm and sunny weather has blessed the soil on our farm. We started planting corn this week!

 

The planter started rolling through the field. As we brushed away the soil to check seed depth and spacing, there were an amazing earthworms all throughout the field.

 

Worms are a great indicator of soil health and tilth. We take great pride in being conservationists stewards of the land. It is a family tradition on the farm. The care we take shows in the productivity of our ground.