Cates Family Farm

Cates Family Farm
Spring Green, Wisconsin

"A Commitment to Conservation"

5992 County Highway T Spring Green, WI, 53588

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View fullsize It’s done, and it’s here! I’m so proud of my dad for pouring his heart out; to share this story of this land and to honor all of the people whose footprints we have walked in. Books can be purchased directly through www.littlecreekp
View fullsize This little bugger got locked into the chicken coop last night (unbeknownst to us) and was causing quite the ruckus this morning, leaping around trying to kill chickens. But I think they ganged up on it to protect themselves because it was quite hurt
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View fullsize Our family got an invite last week to attend a press conference at the White House entitled ‘Rural Communities in Action’ and I was the lucky one to go. The Secretaries of Agriculture @sectomvilsack and Transportation @secretarypete spoke
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View fullsize Tonight we hosted one of the first Evenings Afield by the Driftless Area Land Conservancy and the Lowery Creek Watershed for an Evening of Frogs and Toads: A Chorus of Peepers. Thank you to everyone who joined us- what a great night to listen to toad
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View fullsize We finally got our large prairie burned, with a little help from some friends. Thank you to the Spring Green Fire Department for helping us with our conservation goals. Y’all were amazing- talented and efficient as all heck. And I’m glad
View fullsize Approximately two years ago, my parents began the initial conversations with the DNR to put the portion of Lowery Creek that runs through our two farms into a public easement. Last week we finally closed and the signs have been posted. To us, conserv
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View fullsize I was just about thinking that we’d make it through with very little snowfall this year, and then yesterday changed that- The beauty is welcomed. Cattle are fat and happy. Farmer is a little sweaty though…
View fullsize Dawn Patrol loading cattle out. Very beautiful this morning and feeling lucky to experience those quiet moments. #dawnpatrol #knowyourfarmer
View fullsize Beaver Dam Busters. #discoverychannel next top hit. While we don’t mind beavers, our state fish biologists claim that this stream is of utmost importance for the brook trout repopulation programs. So to the beavers- ‘you don’t hav
View fullsize Yo, Perennial Grasslands are amazing. This stand of cool-season grasses the cattle are grazing in is about 4’ tall with an abundance of clovers and life underneath. Even when our lawns are all dried up, and non-irrigated crops are barely making
View fullsize New farm pup is doing a good job helping move the cattle
View fullsize Caught ‘em playing a rousing game of deer, crane, goose. #neature at its finest.
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