Hurricane Creek Farms

We do some investigating to see where some of our weaned calves keep getting out of the pasture. Then, we make quick repair. We perform our typical herd checks ahead of us taking a quick trip out of town. Finally, we give a shoutout to a viewer that sent us a generous gift. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We get around to doing our routine herd checks. Then, I take on a task that I'm apparently too old for, chopping firewood, only to later realize it was all for nothing! Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We get the last of the hay we baled moved home and stored for winter. Then, we sow some ryegrass to provide for some early season hay next year. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We get the baler out for one last time for the year, but the yield for this last cutting was disappointing to say the least. Now, we hope we have enough hay put up to get us to spring! Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

Rainy weather is delaying our plans to get the last of our hay cut before freezing weather arrives. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

As we move further into fall, we have our first freeze looming, meaning we are going see our warm season grazing come to an end. Also, we must get our hay cut before the frost comes, but there's also rain in the forecast, which is complicating things. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

When operating with heavy equipment, especially during a drought, fires are a constant threat. We realized that risk this past week. Fortunately, no one was hurt and no structures were damaged. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

As we move further into fall, we continue rotating pastures as we are rationing our grass for these last couple of months of grazing before we move into hay feeding season. We also get some grasses planted at the site where we had some dirt work done to improve a drainage problem. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We spend part of the day moving home the hay that we baled over the weekend. Then, we get the kids to help us plant a few trees and wrap up evening chores. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We start the day getting some routine chores done before heading to the hayfield. We join my brother and dad to help get some square bales loaded and hauled to the barn for the horses. Then, we head to get our cow hay raked and baled. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We start the day getting some routine chores done before heading to the hayfield to do some mowing. Then, we wrap up by visiting with LH Farms and joining in the corn harvest fun! Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We had an epic weekend that included all our favorite teams getting big wins, including one that Kaelin and I were in attendance. Then, we make it back home to see how the farm fared while we were gone, and we make preparations to start our final cutting of hay for '22. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We go through a detailed look at how our stocker steers performed this year. We discuss all our inputs and the sale price, determining if we made any money. Thanks for watching!!

First, we take our weaned calves and get them worked (vaccinated, dewormed, castrated, etc). Then, we load up and head to a bred heifer and cow sale. Watch to see if we add any new females to herd. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We move the cowherd to new pastures on our newest farm. After selling the stocker herd last month, we have the extra grass. Then, we run into another problem with the donkeys. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

The freshly weaned calves are adjusting to their lives without mom. We check in on the cows as well. We get the last of the second cutting of hay moved off the hay fields. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We finally get around to getting the open cows hauled to the sale barn. Then, we make it back home in time to get the rest of the herd up and sort the calves off of the cows to start the weaning process. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

Cuterebra larvae from a squirrel. This one squirrel had 4 larvae. We find them in roughly 10-20% of the squirrels we kill this time of year. This is the larval stage of what eventually becomes a fly.

We are wrapping up the second cutting of hay, but we run into multiple breakdowns. This puts the hay in jeopardy of getting rained on (and ruined) before we can get it dry enough to bale. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We tackle one of least glorious jobs no the farm: cleaning water tanks. Then, we get the last hay that we baled hauled home and stacked in the barn. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We finally get some more hay cut, but then we run into trouble getting it to dry in a timely fashion. We enlist the help of my dad to run the tedder and speed up the drying process. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com

We are still technically in a drought, but we have been getting frequent rainfall lately. Now, it has us wondering if we will ever find a break in the weather long enough to get any more hay cut and baled. We also get the cull cows sorted from the rest of the herd, and we make a much needed upgrade to the tractor. Please remember to like and subscribe! Thanks for watching, eat beef, and God bless! Talk Dirt to Me podcast website: https://www.talkdirtpodcast.com LH Farms YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYpTjKQtOMABFOc2Aw3_Ow Living Fully Loaded podcast: https://www.livingfullyloaded.com Talk Dirt to Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_i0_5BwXs9r_GhI0J8JlQ Email us: rhanks11@gmail.com