Local News from Across the Rainy River District
“When can I start my cattle on pasture?” is a question that runs through everyone’s mind as spring approaches. If you turn cattle out too soon, the grass will not support the livestock. Once the grass is set back at the beginning of the season, it will be less productive […]
The Emo Agricultural Research Station is officially open for the 2012 season. I’ve been working on files, trial plans, and organizing, with seed to be arriving shortly. Often when I get back to work at EARS, there is still snow on the ground. So I feel like I am behind […]
It seemed that March wanted to go out like a lion with that miserable dump of snow we saw at the end of last week. The barnyard had been decent up until that point but now it’s a sloppy mess. For me it’s the worst time of the year to […]
Another summer-like week here in Rainy River District! I had a big list of inside jobs (i.e., income tax) but I found myself not so interested in being inside. So “Roxee” and I pretty much walked around all our fences and replaced staples and wires as needed. I was hoping […]
Wow, how about this weather? It was all I could do to not drag out the summer furniture. But even though I’m not as bad as my mother or my brother, my superstitious ways tell me that I will totally jinx myself! The weather really plays with my mind. I […]
Well, spring certainly felt as though it arrived over the weekend and I’m hearing only warmer temperatures are in store for this coming weekend. Monday’s drizzle certainly made things feel more like spring—icy and messy in the barn yard. But I’m sure those people experiencing water problems are welcoming some […]
Have you ever seen the commercials on TV of the cute, adorable puppies running with the toilet paper? I have one that does that, but I don’t find it so cute in the real world. It is like having a kid—you have to be thinking one step ahead of her […]
As I was writing my “Moos” column last week, my favorite cow (“Daisee”) was calving. I actually didn’t even know, but I had her in the barn since I did think she would be my next one. So in the hour-and-a-half between morning chores and my next check, she had […]
Well, the calves are coming in nicely and I am approaching my halfway point. The weather has been amazing and it sure seems to make for a less anxious walk to the barn hoping that you didn’t miss someone calving and find a very cold surprise. I’ve had a couple […]
I ended up with 12 calves last week, and they seemed to enjoy the colder weather. Luckily, I ended up making an extra calving pen in the barn since I could see the weather was going to turn and I had a fair number of cows very close. It looks […]
My first “baby” arrived over the weekend so now things have started. I have a fair number of cows very close to calving, so all you can do is keep a close eye on them. I do find myself almost nervous at the beginning—it’s like you forget what it’s all […]
Well, we now have the long month of January in and we really had some pretty fair weather. I always remember Nanny saying, “January is such a long cold month; it’s good to have it behind you!” Bud and Charlie (my great-uncles) always made note that once you hit February, […]
