(Casey O'Neill/HappyDay Farms via Bay City News)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

Well, the score is pretty lopsided. We’ve gotten one pig, they’ve gotten the whole round of fall crops from Pops’ and my place. The damage has forced a reevaluation of my planning for winter markets, and will cause a corresponding drop in revenue that comes at a tough time of year. We’ll be pivoting to fencing work and rebuilding the terraces that look like someone took a backhoe through them. 

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