Well another week of isolation is behind us. The cool weather should help everyone stay inside. The wind has been nasty and even though the sun is shining brightly the wind ruins the day. I must say though, the wind has dried things up and trust me if you seen the mess, we had last fall, this is a welcome treat. I think the area that I sacrificed for feeding last fall will need a disc over it. It looks like I have already done that, but it is just cow tracks and tractor ruts. I hope we can get over it and plant some seed. Then it will need a fence to keep cows out. The other issue is rocks but hoping we can work around them!
We ended up getting a set of twin lambs and a single over the weekend. They are cute little things. They are all in the barn and it isn’t any too warm in the barn with this wind. They are fine but some morning there is a skim of ice on the water buckets. The ewes are plenty warm with their full wool coat yet. Hoping we will hear from our shearer person soon!
Saturday, we had a successful day preparing for our Cattle Sale this weekend. Conditions are nice at the barn right now as well, so we are crossing our fingers for it to last through this weekend. Just a reminder that we are not allowed spectators for this sale. Please login into DLMS and you can view the sale on your computer. If you have cattle to sale or would like to work, please get in touch with James ASAP at 271-2005.
The Rainy River Stewardship Committee is once again bringing in White Spruce and Red Pine seedlings again this season. They WILL NOT be coming to the Emo Agricultural Research Station this year. Thankfully the Lowey’s have agreed to handle the trees. They have an excellent website to order and have curbside pickup! If you have ordered with me, I will pass along your orders to Lowey’s. Deliver is still expected near mid-May. The prices are 20 trees for $5.00. Thank you for your continued interest in this project. We are pleased with how successful this has been and excited with how many trees have been planted in our District!
I spent some time fencing this weekend. Well, I was checking fence. I have one area that really gets hit hard with deer so there are always plenty of staples to put back in. It was nice working in the bush out of the wind but cool enough I wasn’t nervous about seeing snakes. I was happy with how much I completed. With no meetings I have more time in the evenings do tackle these kinds of jobs as well.
There is a new group on Facebook, “Rainy River District Buy Fresh Buy Local.” It sounds like it has been very successful. Thank you to the hosts. I know that many of you likely get tired of hearing about our struggling abattoir, but this is a great time to point out – that if we didn’t have an abattoir in our District, we wouldn’t be able to sell you fresh local meat. All animals must be processed through an abattoir and have government inspection. Thank you to all those that are supporting this site and our local farmers!
