This great weather sure hasn’t stopped the grass from growing! Last week I was thinking I had cut my lawn for the last time, but it is not looking like that. And flowers still are looking very beautiful so I keep hauling water to them. It’s so enjoyable to be […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
Bring on the sunshine! There is nothing better than hot, dry fall weather. At this time of the year, there are fewer bugs, the dry heat feels amazing, and you are certain that you will cool off in the evenings–the best season we have (when it is dry!) The soybeans […]
Well, here at home we had more than three inches of rain over the holiday weekend. I know it varied throughout the district but the only thing it seems to be good for at home is keeping the lawn growing! Truthfully, it was just starting to get nice again in […]
Wow! Last day of August—where did our summer go? My students were finished at EARS on Friday and I find that such a sad time. I spend more time with my students that anyone else and I as much as I am happy for them to return to school and […]
This is what happens after the Emo Fair is over–fall arrives! Maybe it’s just giving us a quick reminder that it is fast approaching but it sure doesn’t feel that great. I’m looking forward to a few more months of good weather and we certainly have work to do that […]
Well, we certainly had a “smokin’ hot” fall fair in Emo this year! And I’m not just referring to the extreme temperatures, either, as the cattle show was awesome (I think the cattle were too hot to misbehave). The annual 4-H show featured 10 beautiful heifers and 25 top-notch steers! […]
We finally finished haying last week! Well, I don’t know if you can call it finished since we had to leave more in the field because of the wet spots and there was actually a small chunk that I couldn’t even access. I tested the path with the four-wheeler and […]
The open house here at the Emo Agricultural Research Station has now come and gone. We spend all summer preparing for the one night to show off our plots but this year we had to do a short and sweet tour because Mother Nature wasn’t co-operating last Wednesday! I always […]
The Emo Beef Club held its annual “fun day” on Sunday at Tony and Penny Flatt’s farm. A huge thank-you to Tony and Penny for allowing us to take over their entire farm and practice with our animals, as well as enjoy a great pot-luck meal. Tony and Penny are […]
Well, I started off the week a bit stressed as I was heading to Sarnia and leaving a whole lot of work behind. Little did I know we would have enough rain that I likely could have stayed away for another week! Many of you might have seen the river […]
If we only could have held onto last week’s weather for another week! It took a while to get back on the land last week but once we did the heat and breeze were just awesome for making hay. I actually thought we might get a couple of decent hours […]
As much as I enjoyed my Canada Day off, it was like having two Mondays last week! The weather made for a perfect July 1st, though, and I spent the day cutting hay. I debated about heading out to the fireworks in Emo but chose to sit on the deck […]
