Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

Even the principal at Frank Tillery Elementary school wanted to milk

the Arkansas Farm Bureau cow!

                                         
                            I'm thankful for teachers and principals that love teaching students
                                      and give us the opportunity to share information  about
                                                                 Arkansas agriculture.
                                                             

                   

Sweet Mother'sDay

                                          Mother's Day is one of the sweetest celebrations
                                                   when surrounded by the ones you love.

                                It was a great time of food, fellowship and of course...dessert!
                                  You can't beat a piece of Crusty Cream Cheese Pound Cake
                                             topped with strawberries and vanilla ice cream.
                     

Crusty Cream Cheese Pound Cake

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
1 8 oz  pkg. cream cheese,softened
3 cups sifted cake flour
6 eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla

Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with electric mixer.
Add cream cheese,beating well until light and fluffy. Alternately add flour, and eggs, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in vanilla.

Pour batter into greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until pick comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.

                                                    Happy Mother's Day!

Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

We're a little behind on the wheat harvest due to heavy rains last week.

Fortunately, the cooler temperatures kept it from maturing 

too fast while we waited for the soggy fields to dry.

                             
                                             I'm very thankful that the crop is not damaged,
                                              our cows are loving it in their feed ration,
                                                                                and

the family is happy to be working 

to finish the spring harvest.

Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

It was good to see the  dairy cows resting and enjoying the late afternoon sunshine

after all the cloudy,cool and rainy days that we've experienced in the last week.

Even though we had  some damage to our fences and a few trees 

blown down from the excessive wind and rain last weekend, 

I'm thankful for our safety, for the dedication of emergency workers in 

Benton  County and  for the fact that no lives were lost during this flood.

Birthday Blessings

We're celebrating birthdays today down on the dairy farm!

Cody, our oldest son celebrates his 29th birthday today.

My how things have changed...

but we are so blessed by this man we call son.

                                                           
                                        Birthdays are always special down on the dairy farm!

                                                 
                                                                 Happy Birthday Baby!

Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

                                              I'm thankful for....
                                 

the pair of Egyptian geese that have come

 back to enjoy the farm habitat,

                                         

the new calves born this week,

the variety of  beautiful  colorful iris blooming,

and

                                               
                                                           for the entertaining conversations
                                                                   with Hattie and Frog.

                                                         Life is good down on the dairy farm!

Earth Day Everyday

Earth Day really is everyday down on the dairy farm.

As I watched the group of calves resting in the pasture next to the field 

filled with milking cows,my thoughts turned to how we have 

changed the environmental impact on dairy farms.

It's a fact that improvements in dairy cow nutrition, comfort, health and breeding have led to significant impact in production while decreasing the overall environmental impact.

Dairy farms today produce a gallon milk using 

95 percent less land and 65 percent less water while producing 

76 percent less manure compared with 1944.

                                   
                                               Our farm has been in the family since 1919.
                            We love caring for our animals, contributing to the local community
                               and most important, producing healthy milk,cheese and yogurt
                                                                for you and your family.