Drought---it's defined as a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world. It's happening i...

Pictures don't always tell the whole story.  After the first cutting of hay this spring, we were faced with drought conditions. What hay...

Before I married a farmer, a rain gauge was just  one of those free items you received from  the local bank or insurance company.  My...

During the drought of 2012, feeding hay on the ground was a common scene because there was absolutely no pasture for dairy cows to graze. ...

I really can't imagine Labor Day without labor on the dairy farm and   our cows and calves expect it!  It might not make any sense, but ...

In the middle of last year's drought, we would never have believed  August 2013 would have more rain days than dry days! Even though the...

  On my way to Bible study and choir practice, I drove by one of our spring crops that will be mowed and chopped for dairy cow feed  in...

  As I walked down the driveway to the mailbox just before dark, our curious pregnant cows stopped grazing just long enough to make sur...

  We've spent alot of time fixing fence during  this past year's drought  due to dairy and beef cattle pushing through to reach...

For the first time in two years, Sunday morning  we saw water standing in the pastures, running down the road and bringing ponds to overflow...

Even though winter isn't over yet in Arkansas,   it's easy to feel a touch of spring fever when I look across the lush green rye gr...

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    We care for our dairy cows by providing a nutritious diet every day. This year's drought has created many challenges in t...

Before this year's drought, I don't think I really gave a lot of thought to mud puddles except when trying to keep my two little boy...

  Fescue is a common cool season grass found in pastures and hay fields  across the United States. It was planted in mass in Arkansas in ...

This year's drought has created a severe shortage of hay and pasture grass for our dairy cows and calves. Harvesting every bit of hay a...

  Fall is a busy time on the dairy farm as we work to harvest every bit of grass and planted crops that are used to feed our dairy cows...

Even though it has rained enough in Northwest Arkansas to green up the pastures and allow us to plant fall crops, we are still dealing with ...

  Fall has arrived!  The flowers in my yard (what have survived the drought) are taking on a brighter look as the days are cooler and sh...

Just before we received our first inch of rain in the midst of our exceptional drought, our tractors and seed planting equipment were kickin...