Sometimes, when I'm not looking, a miracle sneaks up on me. I'm not talking about the supernatural kind of miracles but about the super-wonder…
After 20 years raising cattle, you'd think I'd be unaffected by June, the cow who walks over looking for scratches, or Tazzy, the grumpy mini-…
The cow and three calves I just bought from a farmer in Wilton are an unruly bunch. On their first day, Rosie, the Highland cow, gathered hers…
It's always a joy when a calf is born, especially a heifer (female) who has the sense to stand and nurse on her own without human assistance. …
Buttercup, a 4-month-old half-Scottish Highlander calf, had been a lively participant in our summer camp. For two weeks in July, kids had brus…
Typically Miles Smith Farm breeding is timed, so calves are born in early spring, so their mothers can get an entire season of abundant green …
It was the last day of the second week-long session of Farm Camp, and the children and calves were relaxing together in the cool of the farm's…
Kavi, one of my crankier Scottish Highlander cows, was lying alone at the back of the field while the other cows "did lunch," munching on a ro…
Last Friday nine teams and one camper led 10 calves into the improvised show ring. Except for the single camper, one member of each team held …
The bellowing stopped as I walked across the barnyard. Thirteen calves watched me open the gate to let the mother cows into the holding pen, a…