This year, we achieved a short-term goal of certification as a Conservation Ranch through the Tennessee Wildlife Federation.

Truth in Labeling is almost a constant whisper, there is always some change predicted, requested, or legislated due to the mess our...

"If it's pink it's meat!" ~ Jo Ann Smith, [former] USDA Under Secretary As I've shared before, we started a journey more than a decade...

I could have softened the wording in my communications. I could have been more polite. I could have shown more empathy....

It's been a while since giving an update on our itty-bitty Miss Liberty. With so much going on right now my "desk time" is minimal, so...

When Dave and I started our operation we had no idea how long it would take us to reach certain goals. But, we at least had a vision to...

I've written in the past about our practices at Buffalo Ridge Farm and my opinion of using buffalo as a tool to save the planet....

I wrote about our young cow, Midge, last month and our decision to remove her from the herd (here). We were afraid there may be some...

As someone once said, every day is a school day. Since we started ranching in 2019 there have been a lot of lessons, a lot of...

The journey of an orphaned bison calf continues.

Little Liberty is holding her own! Actually, better than holding! She's maintaining her weight, her body condition is improving, and...

I've seen a variety of suggestions and methods for hay feeding. So I want to share our protocols, as adapted from Taking Care of Bison at...

When Dave and I started this adventure, it went without any real discussion that we would be truly grass-fed and finished. Our experience...

Little Liberty's first full week as an orphaned bison calf recap.

So far, she's left the herd more and more in search of her mommy. And, the herd has followed (as opposed to the typical lead). In fact, my l

One of our young cows began showing signs of something going wrong in mid-September. This little cow bred at 2 years of age, showed no...

Someone recently said that I needed to tell my story. Funny, I thought I had. But, I guess there is a lot I left out because I think most a

Or thump out my chest....either one! When we bought our farm in 2019 it had been part of a large dairy farm. The family that ran the...

How we ended up raising bison