Spring is in the air….

…37 degree air, but nevertheless.  At Thistle Hill we decided today to declare Spring has arrived.   We announced the news this morning to a line-up of our young bulls.

That means some new assignments.  For instance, Green Field, winter home for ease of taking care of our young bulls, is now reduced to six.  Their buddies have been detached for duty at satellite pastures about 5 miles away.  One bull is already on the job, breeding some young heifers for a farm in South Carolina.  And another will be sent to still another satellite pasture to romance another group of heifers.

Despite the temperature, green has begun to show in all the pastures.  In another week, we’ll run the cows quickly through the fields and then settle down into our own version of mob grazing.  (Really just rotational grazing in very small paddocks.)