Well, Monday was my official first day back at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) though I am out of town most of the week so you won’t likely catch me there until next week. Still, seed already has been coming in–which is likely the earliest I have ever seen […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
Not sure about the rest of you but I am not a huge fan of the time change. I thought at one time it was mentioned we were going to just leave the time alone-and I vote for that. I do enjoy our long sunny days and evenings but now […]
It is sounding like we are quite fortunate that we missed some of the heavy snow that many received around us over the weekend. Normally I would complain about this wind but truthfully I’m not going to because we will take the wind minus the snow. It is great that […]
My cows didn’t fail me. Two calves arrived on my due date on the 15th and as I write this, I am up to 11. Alas, it seems like many of them have been arriving during sleep hours. I was certain our “Maria” cow was going to calve on Monday […]
Everyone from southern Ontario is asking me how the winter here is going. They’re concerned because their temperatures have been fluctuating from minus-20 to plus-10 C. I replied that I’m concerned since we keep hearing this is the last of the cold snap but it is back down to minus-40. […]
We pretty much have whipped through the first month of 2018 and it sounds like we have some colder temperatures in store for us again. I have my cows all moved into the calving area now and my barn is close to being ready. I just have to get the […]
I know we all are enjoying our winter warm-up, including myself, but it does cause me some stress. Cows enjoy it, too, but they tend to enjoy it too much and I worry about them getting on their back. They are eight months’ pregnant, the snow melts underneath them, and […]
Here we are in mid-January! The dreaded long winter month already is half over. It seems like it went extra fast for me by spending one week sick and one week away. It still is pretty much Christmas at my place but if things go as planned, I will fix […]
Here is hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We did, although it just seemed to fly right on by! I told my boyfriend/partner that I wish I could slow it down and enjoy it a bit longer. He thinks I’m crazy. Maybe it’s because I frantically was trying to get […]
Monday was my first official day off–well, kind off. I had two meetings and was hoping to do some shopping. I have next-to-no gifts purchased yet so my list is a mile long. If you see me in town shopping, and I am not very friendly, don’t be offended as […]
Well, December certainly seems to be flying by! I was supposed to be heading to the Thunder Bay Soil & Crop Association’s annual meeting but I backed out. It would have meant being away an extra day and this week is jammed-packed as it is. They won’t miss me as […]
Last week I was lucky enough to get an up close and personal tour of New Gold. I have to be honest with you-I had mixed feelings when I saw it all. I barely could grasp the landscape change. Places that once had friends living or cattle grazing no longer […]
