Though it was a damp morning here in Rainy River District on Monday, we sure cannot complain about the temperatures! It seems odd not to be dressing up in full outdoor gear. I even had to cut my grass again over the weekend—amazing! And my flowers are still blooming. I […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
A couple of my friends purchased a cabin on Off Lake and we went up to celebrate my birthday on Friday night! They have wanted a place for many years and they certainly made a great choice! We had a great time but because of the busy Thanksgiving weekend ahead, […]
Well, I’m hoping the sun will return again! I think we all enjoyed it much more than these dark wet days. We have surpassed normal rainfall amounts for September so I’m hoping that means October will be drier. I certainly need the sunshine to return in order to complete our […]
I checked the weather forecast Monday morning–in hopes of a warm, dry week–and it looks like we will have decent temperatures until the weekend. So enjoy this week and spend as much time as possible out in the sun. Nice days in the fall seem hard to beat. I’m hoping […]
It’s crazy how quickly time is flying by. And even more crazy is how quickly the days are become so short! It sure makes a difference with drying time. Even the slightest amount of rain makes a big impact and you are off the land a lot longer than our […]
Well, the change in weather will have slowed down all the grain getting combined and the hay getting baled. I think we may have been fortunate since I only received just over half-an-inch at home. But as we were travelling into Winnipeg on Sunday, they were getting hammered by rain. […]
Well, another busy weekend is in the books. Our first cattle sale of the fall season was held Saturday at the Stratton sales barn, during which 631 head sold for $830,211.03. Despite cattle prices lower than last year, we still saw some decent prices. In fact, the auctioneer made a […]
Well, another Emo Fair is behind us. We certainly ended up with a pretty decent weekend. The rain could have passed us by Saturday night but like many said, “It wouldn’t be an Emo Fair without rain!” I was happy that it didn’t rain enough to cancel the stock car […]
Here we are the week before the Emo Fair week! Yikes! So much to do and little time to do it. I ended up taking last Friday off and having the girls out to work on “Fair Stuff.” I can honestly say they have trained their calves on their own. […]
I can barely believe it is already August! Time just slips on by. This month started out with an inch of rain but I hope that it will hold off now for a while! Many are finished haying and many (like me) are so close! We lost some time on […]
I know you shouldn’t complain about all the wrong things in your life because I do realize how much good I have. But seriously–this year really has been a tough one! We’ve lost some good people in our district, this weather, and personally I’m just having a tough time with […]
Sadly, Rainy River District lost one of its strongest supporters last week. I received the sad news late Friday night that Linda Armstrong had lost her battle to cancer. Linda loved agriculture and her community. She had great passion about the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and was a part of […]
