Yes, the heat and humidity continues.  A real summer in Wisconsin.  We leased a bull again and got him the last week of July.  He’s a stocky guy- think we’ll get some nice Angus calves next Spring.  We are short on pasture again this year so we’ve been feeding hay as a supplement.  They love the grass hay we got from first and second crop on the farm.  We are planning on getting a 3rd crop in September.  And, we are cutting the hayfields at my brothers in the next week or as soon as it dries out for a few days.  Now that we want to cut hay, it rains!  But, considering the drought-like conditions we’ve had the past month, we needed it.  Meanwhile, we purchased some hay again from our neighbors to be sure we have enough over winter.  We sold our steers at the local livestock auction- first major sale of the farm!   And the calves are still growing!  They are all brown in color, but most likely will turn to black in the next few months.  And, the two Wagyu calves are mostly black now.  It’s so much fun watching the cows and calves enjoy the green pastures- what a life!

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