So I’d love to be sitting here writing about the great long weekend Jen and I just spent 10 days ago, wandering the live music venues in Nashville but, you know…2020. For the past couple of years, our July sojourn in Music City had become a mid-summer tradition of sorts, attending the AOA Natural Fiber…
What is there to say about Syracuse, NY in November? It has a reputation for being a bit raw by now and this year certainly lived up (down?) to that. Waking up to snow and low double digits on Friday morning at our hotel, I was definitely grateful that my better half had the forethought…
About 10 days before we traveled to Nashville and the Natural Fiber Extravaganza for the 2nd consecutive year, we were privileged to attend a premier of episode 3 of filmmaker Ken Burns’s upcoming documentary, Country Music, at Dartmouth College. Burns is a resident of nearby Walpole, NH so the Upper Connecticut River Valley is kind…
“…you are what your record says you are.” – Coach Bill Parcells We are tickled to announce that CCNF Elixir has been named the Futurity Herdsire of the Year (Light Colored Offspring) for the third year in a row! It’s been a nice little run, to put it mildly. We’re not sure where that puts…
It’s official: Cas-Cad-Nac Farm was awarded Futurity Breeder of the Year honors in the Large Farm Division for the 3rd year running! A lot of blood, sweat, and tears goes into making that happen, so thanks to all of the friends, family, and staff here at the farm that make it all possible. Special shout-out…
I can’t quite say that the run out and back to Kansas City, MO for the annual Futurity Show & Sale has gotten to be old hat. The simple fact is that there are just too many variables with a team of 40ish alpacas, two trailers, and 46+ hours of drive time to take anything…
