The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture hosted a wonderful fall dinner and meeting Saturday night. Congratulations to Bernie Zimmerman, who has returned as chair of this organization. But they still are in need of one director so if you have one night a month to spare, please get in touch […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
Last week I found myself a bit frustrated—mainly because of having a few too many things on my plate. Even though the cattle sale was behind us, some of the business related to it obviously spills over into the weekdays. And, like many other times before, we seldom hear any […]
Well, our last cattle sale of the season is mostly behind us! The cattle are sold and gone but the book work lingers for a few days. We sold 929 head on Saturday, which included a very popular donkey that many were trying to buy (she found a great home […]
Our last cattle sale of the season is set to go this Saturday (Oct. 24) at 9 a.m. at the Stratton sales barn. If you have questions or cattle to book, get in touch with James at 487-2731 or 271-2005. We are trying to make and print catalogues for our […]
We sold 1,566 head at the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association sale on Saturday at the Stratton sales barn—at the value of $2,483,785.15. Prices have dropped but I think it still was a successful sale for the most part (honestly, I haven’t had a chance to look over things). I was […]
You may see and hear a lot of activity in farm yards at this time of year. Anyone who still is calving cows in the early spring will find themselves weaning calves and likely preg. checking cows to make sure they are going to calve again next spring. I had […]
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 […]
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! […]
