2/24/23 Please welcome Decade Lissa to our farm. We call her Lissa for short. Lissa was purchased from a local dairy here in the Upstate of SC who have about an 75% grass based operation. They do grain their cattle and before making a purchase I discussed with the genetics manager of the dairy about converting Lissa to full grass. I was assured that Lissa should make the transition without difficulty. We provide all the necessary essentials for Lissa to thrive but when animals are raised from generation to generation with these grain based supplements the transition can be very hard. We will monitor Lissa and if the decision needs to be made to give an organic cattle dairy ration we will notify all customers prior to that happening.
One of Lissa’s strong points is that she is DNA proven Purebred A2/A2 Jersey cow. Lissa calved on 4/11 and gave us a sweet little Red Angus/Jersey heifer. Lissa came bred but when we decide to breed her again we will be artificially inseminated with a more grass based standard Jersey bull’s sperm. Our goal is to reduce the need for grain in future offspring and as well reduce the stature without sacrificing the milk quality in future cows born here. Lissa is currently 100% grass fed and our desire is to be able to maintain her on grass and produce offspring who can be fully managed on grass without any need for grain. Lissa is dry and not bred at this time. We are going to AI her once more and if not locate a Jersey bull for live cover in Spring this year 2026.