Who We Are
IJ Farms is Ida and Jerry Hulsey, two lifetime residents of the Yuba-Sutter region. Jerry married the farmer’s daughter, Ida Luis, in 1980. Together they lived on the Luis Dairy Farm until 1990 when they then moved to Yuba City and bought Jerry's family property, a whole 10 miles away.
After their move, Jerry started working for the Department of Labor for the Federal Government and Ida started her fitness business. After 20 years of fitness, Ida retired, wanting to enjoy being a grandmother. Her daughter, at this time, had three children and was also raising two Lamacha goats. Ida, being from a dairy farm of Holstein cows, wasn't too fond of them. However, her daughter then bought some Boer goats and Ida was hooked! Helping her daughter delivery babies and milking goats was as much a thrill as it had been with the cows and maybe even more of one. As they say, “You can take the girl off the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the girl.” This saying fits Ida to a T!
In 2009 Ida bought her first three goats at a Boers by Hobby sale. There she bought one buck and two does. Today, she now has four bucks, thirty-five breeding does, eleven yearling does, and twenty-seven doelings as well as her unforgettable mascot wether --Series. He was her first buy- back wether from a 4-H member that just couldn't see him go to market.
Luckily for Jerry, he works out of town four days a week because he wouldn’t see Ida anyway as she spends her days and many nights tending to her herd. Jerry fully supports Ida's habit gladly, as long as he doesn't have to touch a single goat!
