Author: Philip Senff

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Why We’re Crazy Enough to Farm at 66

I’ll admit it — we’re nuts. Who in their right mind starts farming in their 60s? Apparently, two coots with more grit than sense. My wife and I got married at 17. We were city kids with stars in our eyes and dirt in our dreams. We talked about farms and land and animals for years, but life had a habit of getting in the way. Kids, jobs, bills. You name it. Every time we got close, something knocked us back.

Grass-Fed or Grain-Fed? Why We Raise Both

You ever notice how everyone’s got an opinion about beef? Some folks will swear up and down that grass-fed is the only way to go. Others won’t touch anything but a good, marbled grain-finished steak. Me? I like it grain-fed — but I raise both. And here’s why.