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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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A good laugh is like manure to a farmer. It doesn’t do any good until you spread it around.

Michael Pritchard

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Judah,

for Cadwell Agriculture

Hi friends,

It is hard to believe that we have just one month of summer left.

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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.

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Before rain

After

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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.

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“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”

George Bernard Shaw

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I’m excited to also announce that we are now on Facebook!

Like and follow us there for more frequent updates!

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Judah,

for Cadwell Agriculture

Hi friends,

May began the summer rush of fun!

I spent a good portion of May working with some farmers from the area with their spring planting.

When that finished up, I got started working on my fence for the sheep yard. This week I got about a third of the woven wire up since planting finished up.

Last summer, as an experiment and to try and save on some start-up costs, I cut down locust trees and used them for my fence posts. Surprisingly, they are starting to sprout branches.

“…a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist.”

Wendell Berry

Judah,

for Cadwell Agriculture

Hi friends,

It’s been a while since I’ve updated you all. Details below…

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Starting at the end of February through the first few days of April, I had the amazing opportunity to help a farmer/friend out with lambing season! This gave me lots of hands-on experience and access to a lot of practical knowledge from an experienced shepherd. This will help me tremendously with my own sheep adventures!

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“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.”

Simon Sinek

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Judah,

for Cadwell Agriculture

Hi friends,

January brought a beautiful mix of unusually warm and cold weather.

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Even though this month has kept us busy with behind-the-scenes office work, there always seems to be some excuse to get outdoors.

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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

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Judah,

for Cadwell Agriculture

My name is Judah from Cadwell Agriculture. We are located an hour north of Madison, WI, near Interstate 39. We raise meat birds on a pasture-based system designed to help the birds have a happy and healthy life.

Our goal is to treat each and every animal with respect, and through this, create a high-quality product.