Cadwell Agriculture

Hi friends,

We have wrapped up another year. We had lots of growth, and we finished a lot of projects that we were wanting to work on. And now as a review…

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This year we raised 30 broilers. And thanks to God’s amazing blessing, the rains were timed to come at just the right time so that the pasture was ready for them, even in the midst of a drought.

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We also did lots of work on preparing our property for sheep! Including spending a month on a sheep farm helping them with lambing!

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As usual, we also helped a few farmers with corn harvest this fall.

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I’m looking forward to another amazing year!

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“Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.”

Laura Ingalls wilder

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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.

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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

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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