Ron Bula is a retired farmer who runs a family farm of about 168 acres in Baraboo. Bula’s Pleasant Valley Farm is very diverse and specializes in grass-fed beef, lamb, pasteurized broilers and eggs, Berkshire pork, maple syrup, honey, and organically raised vegetables. The farm is run by Ron, his wife Maureen, and their children Patrick and Justine. Just like many others, they have been affected by the drought conditions on their crops. However Patrick says they have been able to adjust their management to react to these conditions and are happy with the production of their pastures. “We're keeping up with production with our lamb on pasture,” says Patrick. “I generally figure a little less than half a pound average daily gain on them. For our beef we want to be in the two pounds plus range and we're keeping up with those marks.” The farm uses a rotational grazing system to manage the pastures for multiple species. The sheep and cattle are kept in the same pastures, and the cattle move ahead of the sheep to act as dead hosts for parasites that would otherwise affect the sheep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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