Field Mowing

If you’ve lived in Colorado for more than a single season, you know that our weather is anything but predictable. We go from a foot of snow on Monday to 70 degrees and bone-dry winds by Thursday. For those of us with medium-to-large acreage, whether you're in Parker, Castle Rock, or out toward Elizabeth, that beautiful green pasture can turn into a "tinderbox" faster than you can find your sunglasses. At Back 40 Acres, we’ve spent a lifetime on family farms. We’ve seen firsth

If you’ve lived around Parker or Elbert County for a while, you know the temptation. The sun comes out, the grass starts jumping, and the first instinct is to "clean it up" by dropping the mower deck as low as it will go. We want that crisp, manicured "golf course" look for our front five acres. But here’s the truth we’ve learned from a lifetime on the family farm and decades of pasture maintenance: Treating your acreage like a suburban lawn is the quickest way to turn a beau