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

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

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...

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

Those who have known me the longest remembers when patience was not a word in my vocabulary! When something needed to be done, it needed...

It's been a while since I have had time to post a blog, and while there have been a lot of things happening here at Buffalo Ridge Farm...

We've added two new members to the herd since my last post. On May 1st our lead cow, affectionately dubbed "Mama", gave birth to a little...

Lula's recovery set back...this part of ranching is the part you don't see much of or hear many speak about I guess. Maybe because we...

People would tell us when we were "preparing" for bison that we were rare. Most folks don't build the facility and spend the money on...

There are no truer words...You either quit or keep going. They both hurt. 2020 hurt. 2021 hurt. But each day that hurt we got up and...

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