Not how I pictured our 4th of July

Hey Reader, Last Thursday, Benj and I had to make the tough decision to put down a beef cow unexpectedly due to delivery complications — and after a long battle, we lost the calf too. Ugh. Things like this hit a little farm hard, emotionally and financially. Sometimes you just have to make a decision and move forward best you can. As the sun went down, we got to work. Strong fans hummed to keep the mosquitos off us in the thick summer air as we quartered and packed meat to chill late into the...