HENDRICKS COUNTY — During a cold, snowy week, the last thing you probably want to do is spend time outdoors. Farmers cannot afford to take a day off work, as their animals depend on them.
Farm work follows the seasons.
“The winter time, we’re a little bit way more focused on the cattle than we are the row crops,” said Katie Brock Pennington. “Especially days like today, getting them through the cold.”
Katie is a fourth-generation farmer. Brock Farms in Stilesville has been in the cattle business since 1990.
“We call this our survival mode,” she explained. “We need to make sure that we’re doing everything we can for the cows.”…