Kilgus Farmstead

What’s new at the Country Store

Jenna — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:36:01 +0000

What’s New at Kilgus Farmstead Country Store?

This just in…..
“Grandpa Ray’s Adventure Stories for Children” by local author Ray Hankes

Kilgus Farmstead Cows Milk Soap
—- available in seven different scents!

Windcrest Dairy
— wonderful yogurt in plain, vanilla, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry and peach
Trenton, IL

Marcoot Jersey Cheese
— fresh farmstead cheeses from Marcoot Jersey Creamery in Greenville, IL

Local Folks Foods
— homemade canned spagetti sauce, tomatoes, pizza sauce and hot sauce from our Indiana neighbors

We are always looking for new local products to have available, so check back often!

Cows head out to Pasture

Jenna — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:33:34 +0000

A view of the cows grazing and Fairbury in the background
Today (April 11) Cows get out on Pasture

Tonight after the cows had been milked, they were let out on the beautiful green pasture for the first time this spring. Boy was it fun to watch the cows run and jump around, just like kids getting let out for recess!

The cows enjoying the nice green pasture

Now every day and night the cows will have free access to all the pasutre they want. They will be brought in for milking every morning, let out after they’ve been milked, and then brought back in for the late afternoon milking.

WINTER HITS!

No, Cows do not take cold wintery days off. They still need milked two times a day, even when it’s a blizzard outside. The men headed out into the white-out this morning at 4:30 to check on the cows, feed them, milk them, and make sure they had plenty of bedding to keep them nice and warm!

The Blizzard of 2011!

FALL

A favorite time of year, but very busy here on the farm. Here are a couple of picture of the non-GMO corn silage harvest. Our field that we grow our corn for silage on is located less than a mile from the Farmstead. Our cows are grazing on grass from the pasture most of the year, but we still supplement their winter ration with a little corn silage.

The "chopper" chops the whole stalk of corn up into little pieces, then shoots it into the silage wagon to be transported to the silo

Here the tractor and silage wagon are unloading the silage into the silo.

Bracing for Winter

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:32:12 +0000

So far here in Central Illinois we’ve been lucky to have a very mild winter. This has helped the cows get back on their feet after the very hard, hot summer. We saw a huge drop in their milk production leading to a shortage of milk on the store shelves. We appreciate eveyone’s patients with the cows as they overcame the heat, and now are back to producing their potential.

Kilgus Farmstead on Facebook

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:29:56 +0000

Kilgus Farmstead is now on Facebook

Make sure and “like” the Kilgus Farmstead facebook page to get weekly updates on what is happing at the farm. We also will keep you up to date on the delicious ice cream flavor of the week.