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CityViewNC.com | 57 But Bruce makes a good point. "If I'm bringing my daughter to work one day, it's my boss's granddaughter," he maintained. It makes Bruce and his family seem like something out of a storybook, a throwback to an older time. But the commitment of farming alongside family is no fairy tale. It is not easy work. Bruce starts his day at 4:30 a.m. He does computer and office work until his wife and daughter wake up aand they all eat breakfast together. en, Bruce heads out to feed the cows. Aer that, every day could look different. "One of the cool things with my jobs is there are no two days that are alike. I end up having several different types of jobs under the umbrella of farming. at can also be one of the frustrating things, but all in all, I tend to thrive off of it." He continues, "I work 12-hour days. Our cows get hungry on Christmas and anksgiving and on Sundays. I work seven days a week and that's a sacrifice I have to make, but my wife and daughter have to deal with it as well." "One of the things that's really hard, as nice as it is to be close, it's a pull when she and my wife are at home. I want to be with them, but I want to keep things going out here, too." In the summer, during hay season, when he works until dark every day, Bruce loves that Alex and Olivia can come bring him dinner in the field. "I can stop and take time to be with them. What's most important is our time together as a family. at side of it is something we make time for." ough McCormick Farms man- ages different business areas, their cat- tle operation is the most time consum- ing. ey do not have any dairy cows. Instead, they oversee a herd of 250 pasture-raised cows, a mix of Herefords and Black Angus cattle which they cross-breed to make "Black Baldies," normally black cows with white faces. For their grass-fed meat, McCormick Farms practices rotational grazing, di- viding 200 acres of open pasture into smaller paddocks, which they rotate the cows through until the cows graze the grass down. In the summertime, the Follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/cityviewnc), Twitter #cityviewnc, and Instagram @cityviewnc CityView BROUGHT TO YOU BY CITYVIEW WWW.SANDHILLSDOCTORS.COM The Future Of Healthcare In The Sandhills 2016-2017 D I R E C T O R Y & DENTAL COMING THIS SUMMER The Future Of Healthcare In The Sandhills 2016-2017 D I R E C T O R Y & DENTAL

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