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 […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
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 […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture once again hosted a successful “Ag Day” on Saturday at the Emo Legion! It’s a tough time of the year to get everyone out, with winter hitting us quickly and many jobs still left to do. But there was a great agenda and for […]
For all of you worried about the corn here at the Emo Agricultural Research Station, there still are plans to get it harvested! We don’t have the equipment to work on the corn so we are waiting on one of our farmers to come in. It isn’t uncommon to see […]
Time sure does fly by–it’s already the middle of October! I’m certainly pleased the weather had changed and we are able to get back on the land. Everyone is in a better mood when the sun shines! You will see all the farmers hauling manure, combining soybeans, and even baling […]
We hauled all our cows home on Saturday, and preg-checked and weighed all our calves. I knew I had two open cows but we ended up with five. I was a bit disappointed in that but not much you can do about it, either. The hardest part for me is […]
I have been plugging away for a while now to promote and encourage people to see the potential Rainy River District has in agriculture. We have some really great producers here yet we often are overlooked. I am very pleased the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is coming to visit us on […]
What a weekend! “Layin’ Pipe in the Fight” held Saturday was incredibly successful! Brielmann Ag, Tait Brothers Contracting, and Prinsco Canada, along with many other donations, saw $19,350 raised for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation! The conditions were perfect for installing the special pink-coloured tile, as well as having a […]
