Happy New Year!
Fischer Family Update!
Food Pantry Assistance
This holiday season we offered a donation match program to make an impact to help those facing food insecurity in our communities.
Sorghum Sudangrass
So I know you all get tired of me talking about my beloved ryegrass, well I found a new potential grass to get excited about Sorghum/Sudan XLLPPS
Rotational Grazing
These cattle rotate to a new paddock every day each one being about the size of a subdivision plot.
Soil Is Where It's At
Here are 2 soil samples from the same field, one of the samples is from 2016 and one 2020. The difference in organic matter is incredible – 1.73% to 3.58%!
Creep Grazing into November
Creep grazing is in full swing at Fischer Farms. We have 280 acres of ryegrass that we planted in September and in some places is 16” high already.
Continuous Quality Improvement
Hopefully many of you have noticed the continued quality improvements in our beef. I thought I would give some of our thinking and continued process improvement of why it continues to improve. We view quality on three main characteristics: marbling, flavor & tenderness.
Water Management
A key part of managing land that can be overlooked is how runoff from rain is controlled. The soil itself actually has a huge impact.
Grazing / Silage Research... and... Sunflowers??
We have been doing research over the past couple weeks on different grasses and their silage nutritional value.
Planting Ryegrass by Sunset Light
A less stressful week this week catching up on to-do's from last week. We're keeping the drill (ryegrass seed planter) running most daylight hours to get as much planted as we can before the rain comes so it gets good growth before the cold hits. Every day counts!