A Never-Ending Job

In order for our cattle to be able to roam on the over 650 acres that comprise Vistamont Farms, fences must be in place to ensure their safety. We want our cattle to have freedom, but we must protect them from getting out onto the roads or into the neighbors' yards. To do this, we must check the fences on a regular basis. This is a lot of fence to check. We have to make sure that the connections are all in place and that no trees have fallen on the lines. This takes a lot of time...especially when we find something like this...

Beautiful day!

It was a beautiful day on the farm. Days like this mean that there is an opportunity to get a lot of work done. This time of year, maintenance on the miles and miles of fence starts to ensure that the cows stay in their pastures during the summer grazing rotations. Electric fences separate the pastures, so it is really important to make sure that all of the tree limbs, vines, and Multifloral Rose are cut back from the wires. This takes a lot of manual labor hours....

The farm was given a new rock sign that is almost three times bigger than the previous one, so we also put that one up today. It looks beautiful. 

The forecast calls for another nice day tomorrow, so we will be back at it...For now..check out the view..

Do You Ever Wonder?

Do you ever wonder where your grocery store meat comes from? Well, wonder no longer. Place an order with Vistamont Farms today. Our pasture-raised beef is antibiotic-free and hormone-free. Our cattle are raised right here on our farm in a stress-free environment where they are able to graze on grass all year long. If you would like to learn more about our products or take a tour of our farm, please call or send an email today!

Spring is Coming!!

Spring has arrived!! Well, not officially!! Here on the farm though we recognize the coming of spring by the signs of new life moving around our pastures. This is always our favorite time of year as new babies are being born almost every day.

Harry saddles his horse every morning and rides out among the herd to check on the new moms. He lost his beloved horse a few months ago, so he has a new gelding in training. When we first got here, the cows were not sure of this strange creature parading through their fields, but now they are getting used to his presence. Mack is becoming a nice working horse that is responding in great ways to Harry.

 He was not quite sure what I was doing, and the moms surrounding him were certainly alert!

 The moms were calling to their babies as soon as we started walking

 in the fields (just like good moms should.)

 Babies like to have play time with their friends too!

 Look at that face!

A meeting of the minds...the cows on the right are steers. 

They visit at least once a day with the moms and babies.