Providing South Central Wisconsin with Pasture-Raised, Organically-Fed, And Vaccine-Free Chicken since 2019 (Previously known as Cadwell Agriculture)
Hi friends,
Well, it’s been awhile. I’ve been busy helping some farmers with harvest.
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We kicked off harvest in Iowa, working there for two weeks in mid October.
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I got back home late October and finished off the harvest season with a farm here in Wisconsin.
“May God give you of heaven’s dew and of earth’s richness, an abundance of grain and new wine.”
Genesis 27:28
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Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
The weather is cooling down and reminding us to enjoy these last few weeks of summer!
This was a fun month. I did some work on the sheep yard, made some more hay, and am looking forward to getting the chickens off pasture.
I worked on welding up some rebar to our gates to help keep lambs from escaping from the sheep yard when they are little. This was an idea I got from some friends this spring when I was helping with lambing.
We were able to get a second cutting of hay off some of our pastures and also did a first cutting off another 2 acres just down the road from us.
The broilers are doing very well! They will be butchered tomorrow morning.
I was able to take another trip down to Iowa to visit the sheep farmer that I helped with lambing this spring and see some of their operation during the summer, which was really fun!
A good laugh is like manure to a farmer. It doesn’t do any good until you spread it around.
Michael Pritchard
Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
It is hard to believe that we have just one month of summer left.
This year has been quite dry here in Wisconsin, like a lot of the Midwest. We had decent rains until late May when it just shut off. Other than a few showers here and there, we got hardly any rain for all of June and a lot of July. The pastures have been quite stunted and were growing hardly at all. But thankfully, a few weeks ago we got about 2.25 inches of rain.
Before rain
After
The rain came at a perfect time. It gave the grass a few days to green up before we moved the broilers out to pasture.
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
George Bernard Shaw
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Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
Hope you all are having a fantastic 4th of July weekend! This summer has been great here so far. We even got some much-needed rain last weekend.
We were able to finish all the paneling on the sheep fence this month and finish all of the electric.
And I’m very excited to have the baby chicks finally arrive on farm, middle of last week!
They will stay in the brooder until they are old enough to go out on pasture in about 3 weeks.
This month I did an experiment on our extra pasture that turned out really great!
I made my first crop of hay…
using my grandpa’s old rake that he converted from the original horse pulled style to be able to be pulled by a tractor.
We got about 20 small square bales off of about 2 acres of pasture. We use hay for bedding for my parents’ layers, and I’d like to switch over to using it for my broiler chicks as well when they are in the brooder.
“When my time as a farmer is over, I want to be able to say… that I was a good steward.”
Laura Rutherford
Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
January brought a beautiful mix of unusually warm and cold weather.
Even though this month has kept us busy with behind-the-scenes office work, there always seems to be some excuse to get outdoors.
I’m looking forward to spending many hours outside in February and March, helping a farmer/friend with his sheep. I’ll be getting some hands-on experience with the lambing and post-lambing processes.
“In everything give thanks…”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
Winter has finally arrived, allowing a bit of a break from the outdoor work.
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The first snow we got was wet and heavy, which made the trees around the chicken field look beautiful. And although outside work has slowed to a minimum, we still have plenty of work in the office and the shop to keep busy until spring.
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We are mostly working on planning for next year’s production, as well as working on my grandpa’s skid loader. It broke down early this fall, and we are working on getting it running again.
“The future lies before you, like a field of fallen snow; be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.”
Doris A. Wright
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Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
Harvest finished up the week before Thanksgiving. It was a fantastic season and went extremely well, with very few hiccups.
I was able to finish putting most of the posts for the fence into the ground, using my grandpa’s old tractor and post pounder.
A piece of fall beauty that we can often take for granted when we are in a rush to get things done.
“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.”
Andy Warhol
Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi Friends,
This last month has been a busy, yet simple month.
This month kicked off fall harvest with some local farmers here in Wisconsin.
I also spent the last two weeks in Iowa at my grandparents’ farm, helping Jay, the renter, with harvest. This is a special yearly event for me because Jay is the seasoned farmer who brought me onto his harvest team and invested in me when farming was just a dream.
When harvest finishes up later this month, I will continue the work on the fence for the sheep yard and hopefully get all the posts in before the ground freezes.
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.”
George Washington
Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
October is here!
I always love this season for two reasons. The beautiful fall colors begin to appear, and the fall field work begins!
This month we wrapped up the production year with the processing of our last batch of chickens.
We got the chicken tractor cleaned up and put the water hoses and other supplies into the shed for the winter.
The sheep shed is now completely finished, other than the dirt grading, which we will continue to pick away at until the ground freezes this winter.
We also got supplies for fencing in the sheep yard, and we cut up some locust trees that we will be using as fence posts.
“The country life is to be preferred, for there we see the works of God.”
Luther Burbank
Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture
Hi friends,
This month was another fun and busy month!
We processed our second batch of chickens.
And we got the third batch moved out to pasture, and they are looking really good.
This was also an exciting month related to our future sheep endeavors.
The new shed should be finished by the end of the week!
The area where the new fence is going to be is all cleared out and ready to go.
“To be a farmer is to be a student forever, for each day brings something new.”
John Connell
Judah,
for Cadwell Agriculture