Business & Labor
O’Neill: Off the pasture and into the barn (column)
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“Last winter was our first year of having animals at the ranch, so going into our second year we’re trying to learn from our mistakes to make life easier.”
Business & Labor
O’Neill: On blackbirds, hawks, & gathering pig apples (column)
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Gathering these types of crops is a core part of our animal management strategy, making use of waste food resources cuts down on feed costs and the carbon footprint of our animal operation, and it makes me happy to gather them in the vein of “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.”
Arts & Culture
Redwood Empire Fair breaks livestock auction records with more than $1.135 million in bids
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Here’s the details of this year’s auction.
Food & Farming
O’Neill: Getting through the month of Ughust (column)
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“August is the hardest month of the year for me, we’ve taken to calling it Ughust here on the farm.”
Business & Labor
O’Neill: The long days of spring (column)
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New lambs, rotational grazing, meat birds, and defining work/life separation on the farm.
