Bootstrap @ the Golden Yoke – Follow Along With Our First Year!
Hi! My name is Laura Ginsburg. Connie and I are starting to build our dairy, the Golden Yoke. We are the first new dairy in Montana in over two decades. Not only will we be the first new dairy in...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Why I am a dairy farmer
The morning chores are my favorite; the cows, with sleep still in their eyes, lumber slowly to the fence to see what I am going to bring them; the chickens are ready to be released for another day’s...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – on Breeds and Species
Montana is considered a fluid milk state, which means that one of the primary goals for dairy farmers is to breed cows that produce a lot of milk without much regard for components. Across the state,...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Looking Ahead at Capital and Equipment
This past month has been a big decision-making month for The Golden Yoke. Unlike the other Bootstrap farmers, we are not currently milking any cows, do not have any facilities, and do not have any real...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Training and Experience
I remember hearing a statistic once, that to be an expert at something you had to do that activity for 10,000 hours. Connie and I tried to calculate all of the hours we have stood behind or next to a...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Marketing and Sales
For marketing, like the rest of our farm venture, we are starting small with big visions for the future. We currently have a logo, a Facebook page, a domain name, and are within a couple days of...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – State Policy Comes to the Farm in Montana
Policy is one of those subjects that people either seem to love or hate. Some farmers have no interest in getting involved with policy, even though it might directly affect them. And clearly, most...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Looking Back, Looking Ahead
It is hard to believe that this is our last post as Bootstrap Bloggers. This year has flown by; it seems like it was just a few weeks ago that we were writing our first installment. When we wrote the...
View ArticleBootstrap @ the Golden Yoke – Follow Along With Our First Year!
Hi! My name is Laura Ginsburg. Connie and I are starting to build our dairy, the Golden Yoke. We are the first new dairy in Montana in over two decades. Not only will we be the first new dairy in...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – On Breeds
Montana is considered a fluid milk state, which means that one of the primary goals for dairy farmers is to breed cows that produce a lot of milk without much regard for components. Across the state,...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Equipment and Capital
This past month has been a big one for decision-making at The Golden Yoke. Unlike the other Bootstrap farmers, we are not currently milking any cows, do not have any facilities, and do not have any...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Building Experience
I remember hearing a statistic once, that to be an expert at something you had to do that activity for 10,000 hours. Connie and I tried to calculate all of the hours we have stood behind or next to a...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Pasture Management
Pasture management in Montana is not just about building fence and moving cows. First and foremost it is about irrigation. Because of our arid climate we rely heavily on irrigation water, which is...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Marketing & Sales
For marketing, like the rest of our farm venture, we are starting small with big visions for the future. We currently have a logo, a Facebook page, a domain name, and the makings of a Kickstarter...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – How Regulation and Policy Affect the New Dairy...
Policy is one of those subjects that people either seem to love or hate. Some farmers have no interest in getting involved with policy, even though it might directly affect them. And clearly, most...
View ArticleBootstrap @ The Golden Yoke – Looking Back on our First Year
It is hard to believe that this is our last post as a Bootstrap Blogger. This year has flown by; it seems like it was just a few weeks ago that we were writing our first installment. When we wrote the...
View ArticleBootstrap Dairy Farmer Video Release!
The Bootstrap Dairy Farmer Videos are finally here! In 2013, five young women chronicled their experiences of starting dairy farms on our Bootstrap Blog. In the long-awaited final installment of the...
View ArticleBOOTSTRAP @ THE GOLDEN YOKE – Follow along with our first year
By Laura Ginsburg of The Golden Yoke Hi! My name is Laura Ginsburg. Connie and I are starting to build our dairy, the Golden Yoke. We are the first new dairy in Montana in over two decades. Not only...
View ArticleBOOTSTRAP @ THE GOLDEN YOKE – ON BREEDS
By Laura Ginsburg of The Golden Yoke Montana is considered a fluid milk state, which means that one of the primary goals for dairy farmers is to breed cows that produce a lot of milk without much...
View ArticleBOOTSTRAP @ THE GOLDEN YOKE – EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL
By Laura Ginsburg of The Golden Yoke This past month has been a big one for decision-making at The Golden Yoke. Unlike the other Bootstrap farmers, we are not currently milking any cows, do not have...
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