I think the snow is coming! Around the farm, we are going to spend the rest of the day doing jobs inside. According to the weather, the snow is supposed to start around 3 this afternoon. Dad just got back not too long ago from his trip to DC this morning, and I had to go deliver pork loins to a CSA type of business in Albemarle this morning. Dad told me to go ahead and get up so that I could be out and back and off the roads before the snow starts. I have been busy on the farm recently with my pigs! The babies that were born two weeks ago are getting really big! Some of them are going to be ready to be weaned at the end of this week/beginning of this week. I have already started them on feed so that they will be ready to go in the hot nursery.
Dad is out feeding hay and feeding the big pigs on the barn. I have to head down and get the fire going and feed all my other pigs. I have been busy after delivering loins, and then making phone calls and working on invoicing to help my dad out some.
Even if we get the 4-6 inches of snow tonight, it won't slow us down much! All the pigs and the cows are still going to need to be fed tomorrow. Dad and I are heading down to Franklin, Virginia to the Virginia Pork Conference tomorrow night through Friday. I like to go down and see people that I know from throughout the state, and it is always interesting to see what new speakers will be there, and get updates on the state pork industry and also on a more national level. It helps us to predict what will be coming in the future for pig farmers and what we should prepare ourselves for. We always get updates about the animal welfare groups, and what sorts of legislation is going to be passed or has been proposed that might affect us.
Stay safe and warm in the snow that is coming!
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