It was celebration time at my place on Saturday night! After a hard day of work, we finished our first cut of haying! It was a good feeling. We had both the square baler and round baler going. It was just like the good old days when we hayed all […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
The week of our annual soil and crop tour and open house has arrived. It is a bit of a bummer, though, because it is one of the signals that we are reaching the end of another growing season. Following this is a rush to be ready for the Emo […]
The middle of July has arrived. Time is just ticking along. The weather is mostly fabulous! We are down to our last 120 acres of hay but it will be a slow week since I will be out of town for a few days. I am somewhat looking forward to […]
I really enjoy my life and especially my farm life, but there are days I really wonder what I’m doing! And I’m certain this happens to others, as well. I do feel that some days the farm sucks the life right out of me. Even on the days I feel […]
I was fortunate to know and call Rachel Hill a friend. Myself and many, many others. Sadly, Rachel lost her battle with cancer and she was honoured with a beautiful memorial on Saturday right at her home. Most people who live longer haven’t conquered as much as this amazing, strong, […]
Some of us experienced some significant rain over the weekend and others not so much. At my house, we received around two-10ths of an inch but the Emo Agricultural Research Station got just over an inch. We also are working with a Ph.D. student who is doing some work on […]
With Friday being a P.D. Day, I decided to book off from work and prepare for sheep shearing as well as spend the day with Maddie and Marlee. When I booked it off, I didn’t realize I would be nursing two bunnies and bottle-feeding a few lambs. My mom has […]
That was a long weekend hard to beat! The much-needed rain came before most of us started our weekend and then we had sunshine for the rest of it. Unfortunately, dampened the Rainy River First Nations’ annual fish fry but the meal still was top of the line. Cliff Westover […]
It was a great week at the Emo Agricultural Research Station with Claire and Nick! Working with summer students every year keeps me young; at least at heart. We are ready to plant but, of course, we have a tractor breakdown. Funny thing, the tractor was put away last fall […]
Congratulations to the committee that worked so hard to stage the “Gold Rush Gala” on Saturday night at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. The event was well-attended and supported by many across our district. It was great to see. I think everyone had a great time and we all hope […]
Here’s hoping the Easter Bunny found everyone and he wasn’t froze out or blown away! This weather certainly is keeping things from being too messy around the farm yard anyway, though I’m hoping things warm up for those who are going to start calving soon with little or no indoor […]
As you may have heard, Gerry Allan “caught” the ace of spades during Friday night’s weekly draw at the Emo Legion and went home with roughly $16,400! Gerry selected envelope # 8 and that is where the ace of spades was hiding for all these weeks. Although we are happy […]
