Here we are in the last week of November! I’m supposed to have all my data finished by Friday. I’m not sure that I am going to make the deadline but I will try my best. We still haven’t finished cleaning seed. We can see the end but it’s not […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
Last week turned into quite a busy week and already this one isn’t looking much better! I still haven’t been able to figure how we have arrived at the middle of November! I was thinking that I would only have good things to report this week but I woke up […]
It seems as though we have transitioned from fall to winter just like that! These cold nights certainly have tightened things up. I think my plowing days may have come to a complete halt. I’m happy that I have the better areas of the Emo Agricultural Research Station completed but […]
Wow, here we are–November! This year certainly has slipped past (I think it’s because we always were waiting for better weather!) It was nice that Hallowe’en came and went with decent weather for the trick-or-treaters! Unfortunately, poor Marlee ended up missing all the Hallowe’en fun and spent the day in […]
Our final cattle sale of 2014 is now behind us. We sold 1,177 head on Saturday at the Stratton sales barn for a total of $1,613,231.21. Again we saw some great prices and cattle. And we certainly couldn’t have asked for better weather! Thanks to everyone for the support we […]
The weather certainly has improved for many of the fall jobs district farmers are trying to complete. At the Emo Agricultural Research Station, we finally finished combining. Unfortunately, the soybeans were the lowest yields I’ve ever seen at EARS and the seed was small and varied in size. It also […]
I wanted to say I hoped everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend but I know that isn’t so. Tragedy struck Emo once again when a beautiful young girl died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday on the road I travel every day. I only had spoken with her a few times […]
Another successful cattle sale is behind us! We sold 1,450 head for $2,289,556.88 on Saturday at the Stratton sales barn. That’s nearly $1,600 across the board! Cattle prices have never been this strong and it is long overdue for most farmers. The data from our sale is sent to a […]
I hope everyone was able to get out and enjoy the summer-like days we experienced last week! They sure felt good! Unfortunately, things changed rather quickly come Sunday and we were reminded that fall is very much upon us. We are nearing the end of combining at the Emo Agricultural […]
Conditions were becoming quite pleasant regarding moisture by the end of last week—and then we had to have a blast of rain. It turned out to be quite a storm Friday night, with a beautiful light show! Not so good, though, if you are an owner of dog that is […]
Well, if you didn’t take the time to cover your sensitive plants in your garden, they likely had frost! Unfortunately as a farmer, corn and soybeans are sensitive to cold temperatures but covering them really isn’t an option! Now the question is, “What will happen to them?” If the corn […]
We had a great cattle sale over the weekend in Stratton, with 829 animals being sold for $1,298,617.72. That translates into $1,566.49 per head and includes everything–cull cows, bulls, you name it! I’ve received many positive comments on how pleased people were with their prices. Despite testing our DLMS (on-line […]
