Highland cows assist a Clinton household farm keep afloat

CLINTON — A Clinton household discovered a inventive solution to offset the rising prices of operating a small interest farm: turning their Highland cows into the centerpiece of a pictures enterprise.

Sam Kelley and her husband Randy Blake increase a herd of 4 Highland cows on their household farm, the place in addition they develop greens. Like many small farmers, they’ve felt the strain of rising agricultural prices.

“It takes about $60 to get them through for about two weeks on milk supplements and then through the winter it takes about 60 pounds a day between hay and feed supplement, which is not cheap,” Blake stated.

Kelley got here up with an answer.

“I have millionaire dreams and trailer park pocketbook. So I got creative,” Kelley stated.

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Highland cows assist a Clinton household farm keep afloat via a inventive pictures enterprise

She launched Moo Lady Photography, a enterprise that books households, {couples}, engagements, and themed occasions — all starring her Highlanders.

“I take a lot of candid stuff. You may not be looking at the camera for every picture because I am not trying to capture your face. I’m trying to capture a moment and a feeling. Whenever you leave here, I want you to look at your pictures and remember what it felt like to have the cow’s fur in your hands,” Kelley stated.

For Kelley, the enterprise is about greater than cash.

“I’m not trying to get rich. Like this is, I’m not going to be a millionaire taking family photos, but I am going to have a lot of people that have core memories, and that’s more important than any amount of money to me,” Kelley stated.

Visitors may merely spend time with the animals. One of the calves, Dottie, was born this previous July.

“It’s very therapeutic actually. They’re really lovable and at the end of the day they don’t tell your secrets,” Blake stated.

To make ends meet, Kelley works a number of jobs — together with housekeeping and driving for Uber — whereas Blake works full-time in retail.

“You’ve got to have 15 streams of income to survive in this day and age. The world is not getting cheaper,” Kelley stated.