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Letters from a Land of Grass - Chocolate Season (5-3-2024)

Three ewes wanted to claim Lisa Schmidt's first lamb of the season. Only one won the job. 

Letters from a Land of Grass - Hauling Wool Down Easy Street (4-27-2024)

Lisa Schmidt's sheep admire the bales of wool they contributed to the global textile industry. Schmidt hauled their offering to Billings, only missing a couple of turns on Easy Street.

Letters from a Land of Grass - Tennis Cover Crops and Imposters (4-19-2024)

Mental toughness helps whether a person plays tennis or plants seeds.

 

-Lisa

Letters from a Land of Grass - Stretching for Television (4-12-2024)

It's so easy to coast in the comfort of our normal routine and yet critical to ranching that we reach out to people who aren't familiar with what we do. Thank goodness I need to pull a calf once in a while just to feel normal again.

 

-Lisa

Letters from a Land of Grass - Nature's Poker Game (3-29-2024)

Calving season came in like a lion around here. I didn't even mention the upside down calf I pulled or when I buried the pickup in the mud. It's all an adventure!

 

Lisa

Letters from a Land of Grass - Remodel Timing (3-8-2024)

Sometimes the economic and environmental pressures on the ranch influence decisions on a completely different business. Who knew drought would motivate a building remodel project?

 

-Lisa

Letters from a Land of Grass - My Summer of No Shoes (3-1-2024)

Letters from a Land of Grass - Grizzlies and Coyotes (4-29-21)

Letters from a Land of Grass - Milk Cow Needs (4-22-21)

Letters from a Land of Grass - Calving with Company (4-1-21)