by PVB | Dec 16, 2011 | Ranch News
Most people go shopping on Black Friday, but we preg-checked our cows. The brother-in-law who is a vet came for Thanksgiving so we put him right to work. All the visiting family got to help. It was a pretty big crew. Dr. Milo Andrus doing what he does best. Thanks...
by PVB | Nov 3, 2011 | Ranch News
Every round up has its surprises. Some pack a few more challenges than others. Grandpa was so thankful this round up was done he sent the following email to all the family. Dear Family, Grandma and I wanted to thank each of you that helped in any way with the Fall...
by PVB | Sep 2, 2011 | Ranch News
Pleasant Valley Beef was recently featured in the Catalyst Magazine published in Salt Lake City. “…documentaries such as Food Inc. and books such as The Omnivore’s Dilemma have pulled back the curtain on industrial food production. And guess what?—it’s...
by PVB | May 18, 2011 | Ranch News
It happened. We ran out of all that hay we put up last season. With pastures greening up nicely, the cattle prefer to graze anyway so we mounted the horses and began the trek to the spring pasture. Half a mile into the drive the bull joined the group. The bull we left...
by PVB | May 6, 2011 | Ranch News
We are a mish-mash of old and new around here. This is our newest branding iron, and it’s electric! No more keeping a bed of coals alive in the corner of the corral while we’re branding. Instead, we string extension cords across a few corrals and a road...
by PVB | Mar 14, 2011 | Ranch News
It’s spring and that means calves on the farm. This little calf’s mom chose to feed its twin and not him so we brought him home to our barn and named him Oliver. A calf will die if it doesn’t get colostrum. Thankfully, you can buy a colostrum formula which we did on...
