We sold 1,094 head at our cattle sale on Saturday for a total of $3,630,910.31. Cattle prices have slipped a bit since last fall, but just like the weather, we cannot control that. Unfortunately, the input costs have not slipped. It was still a good sale with excellent quality on […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
Here we are, moving right into a cattle sale week. I had to do a quick run to the barn on Monday to do a quick scale check. They reinforced one of the doors so we wanted to make sure everything was working as it should, and it was. Wednesday […]
I had a touch of frost at home this morning, but it appears the Research Station missed it. That is often the case. I did take the time to cover some of my favorite flowers last night because it looks like we just have a couple of cool nights and […]
I can’t believe that it seems like September has just arrived and now we are nearing the middle of the month. Time surely flies. It has been a very busy time, and the list is long. I had a successful weekend, but of course I have some high expectations going […]
Wow, the beginning of September has arrived. Really, our weather has been pretty incredible. The rain that we have had won’t matter much for our conditions this year, but it should help us out long term. I have managed to keep my cows happy with the little bit of grass […]
I am disappointed how quickly our days are shortening. You can really feel fall in the mornings now as well. I hope we have a long, enjoyable fall because spring was long and cold and summer was short. I am a bit nervous because after our last drought we had […]
I feel like one of the best weekends of our year just passed by so quickly! At our barn cleanup, one of the members said to me, “I am already excited for the next Emo Fair.” It is just like Christmas with a lot of prep and excitement and then […]
It is Emo Fair week, and it is very overwhelming! With Aug. 1 falling on a Saturday, it is making our fair week arrive rather quickly! I am sad that there is no way that I will have enough time to have many entries this year. I enjoy entering a […]
I hope everyone had a great long weekend. As I type this, I know that some haven’t had a good one, as we lost a great person this weekend. I was very sad to hear that Russ Ling had passed away. Russ was known by many, and his kind personality […]
The last week of July has arrived! Today is our big Crop Day in the District. We have to do some quick pivoting because our specialist didn’t feel they should be travelling to the Northwest because of the fires. They felt that they would be using resources that are needed […]
We are now a week out from our big crop day in the district. Our final planning meeting is on Tuesday morning. Last week, many of our out-of-town guests were calling and texting with concern about travelling in our region with all the fires, road closures and lack of lodging. […]
We are certainly experiencing some good ol’-fashioned summer weather. I don’t want to complain, but it sure makes me nervous about equipment and the risk of fire. My tractor tends to run a bit warm, so I spend all my time staring at the temperature gauge and switching between my […]
