Farmer S hangs out with the Church Hill cows

"Son... You better clean up your face before coming over here to eat"

Baby calf getting its ear licked and enjoying it.

Huh... Wonder who the Dad is?

"You look funny with them white socks"

Mr. 45 hanging out with the girls (and Farmer S).

July...hot and full of surprises

Farmer S and Farmer K spent the first week of July with members of the Sullivan and Johnson County Cattlemen's Associations touring ranches, feedlots and processing plants in Colorado. The experience was great all around. See all the pictures posted by Farmer S on our Facebook page. You'll also find links to interesting articles there as well. Go educate yourselves! July was declared Beef Month in Tennessee by Governor Haslam. Farmer S and Farmer K worked with the Sullivan County Young Farmers and Ranchers group to educate the general public about beef the Kingsport Farmer's Market. Did you know Tennessee is number 9 in producing cattle in the US? And cattle are the largest agricultural product produced in Tennessee.

And...Farmer S and Farmer K received a little surprise in mid-July. This little guy appeared in the Kentucky herd unexpectedly. His color markings suggest his father was not who it should have been. But, he's healthy and happy which is what counts!

June...life on the farm continues.

June was a busy month. The calves were worked for the first time. They received their first round of vaccinations and de-worming treatment. Those that did not have number or fly tags had their ears pierced.

Kendall and Kace came to visit the farm and supervise fence building.

Howie ventured outside of the barn office and became a true barn cat.

Farmer S lost to rain clouds 3 times in one day while building fences. And the best...the blackberry harvest began!

Introducing Howie!

May brought a new face to S&K Farm. Welcome to Howie the barn cat!

Howie started out a little shy as he wasn't sure about life outside the pound. He had spent practically his entire young life there. At first, he sought comfort in the dog/calf/cat cage while Farmer S and Farmer K waited on him to display his mouser skills.

He worked on his resume, showing off skills of hiding behind all available doors, toilets and fridges. His skill development was interrupted by periods of rabid purring and kneading the air.

In other news, the number of calves rose to 40 by June 1!

May is about more than calves...or is it?

During May, we had a few firsts at S&K Farm...

The first turkey nest found

The first field of hay was cut.

And we had our first white faced calf! The ladies in the Church Hill herd got us up to 6 calves while the Kentucky herd raised their numbers to 34 calves.

Then there was May...

May was a busy month at S&K Farm. Here are a few things that happened.

The calves became inquisitive and wanted to learn what the 4-wheeler was.

The first calf from the Church Hill herd was born.

Farmer S had a run in with a set of fence pliers and busted his nose one evening. The picture isn't pretty.

Then the calves learned how good mineral can taste!

April Happenings

Summer at S&K Farm has distracted Farmer S and Farmer K from posting duties here at the website. If you've been following us on Facebook, you've kept up, but just in case you haven't, here's a quick recap of April...

The Church Hill herd moved from Church Hill to the Bluff City farm. They settled in quite nicely and enjoyed the plentiful grass.

The calves learned to hang out while their mamas fight over the mineral feeder.

Cow #10 had a bull calf and was kind enough to pose for a picture.

And April wrapped up by someone learning what happens when you stand on the wrong side in a crowd!