England Family Ranch

England Ranch will be speaking at the NPSAS Winter Conference in Aberdeen, South Dakota on Friday, January 25, 2013. We will doing...

Cleaning your home doesn’t have to involve spending a lot of money for expensive commercial products. Use easily handy common household...

sdlocalfood.org/index.htm The South Dakota Local Foods Directory, sdlocalfood.org/index.htm, is a consumer guide to link people directory...

The 55th annual Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo was held January 25-February 3, 2013.  It is the first of the year must-go-to event.  At...

It is time once again to order your tasty pasture – raised chicken. Even with increases in grain prices, we are still offering chickens...

Winter time is a season to enjoy fellowship with friends. In our neighborhood, we have winter potluck meals at different houses. The...

Magnum on the range England Ranch is adding another cattle breed to the ranch. We are starting a small herd of registered Herefords. We...

LOVED BY A COWBOY George the cowman If you’ve ever been loved by a cowboy, You’ll know what I say is true; They know how to love a...

I recently attended a preserving workshop by the extension service and brought home a jar of this delicious jam. It definitely was a hit...

Actually sometimes fishing is what we wish we were doing come Spring Time. Spring is the busiest season on the ranch with calving,...

I just saw this list and thought it was funny- George and I can easily relate to everyone on the list. Shared from the County Agriculture...

The winter season is the slowdown time at the ranch. Yes, we still have our chores but things are not so hectic and we can stop and...

George and I want to thank all of the buyers of our 2012 livestock, garden produce, and goat soap. Without all of you, we would not make...

Magnum on the range Meet, Magnum, our new herd bull. Magnum is a registered Hereford bull JR CCF DEEN 434V 1105 with a 5 frame size and...

The blog has been silent due to the beehive of activity on the ranch. Calving and kidding kept us on our toes in the early Spring. Now we...

Summer is the time for picking fruit of the prairie. 2012 has proven to be an excellent chokecherry and currant year. Here are a couple...

This Spring, we bought a new Wilson stock trailer which was proudly made in South Dakota! The next question was “What to do with our old...

It is important to promote one’s ranch or farm. It can be done easily without having to take out an operating loan from the bank. We...

On April 7, 2012, around 11:30, our Nubian doe, Polka Dot delivered by herself a set of quad bucks!  All four bucks are uniform in size...

The best way to make goat milk soap is to freeze the milk. We keep a supply of frozen goat milk and during the winter months when life...