Wow! This weather is incredible, and I am enjoying every minute of it. A dry fall is something that all farmers desire. The work you need to accomplish requires some dry days and we all know that we had far too many wet days this spring and summer. The problem […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
Now that summer has arrived everyone has a list a mile long! It is looking like some great weather ahead. We have hopes of making some square bales this week. It is always a tense time since no one likes to make square bales because they are a lot of […]
On Friday I was lucky enough to meet one of my summer students from the early 90’s for coffee! We’ve stayed in touch, but it was nice to see her face to face. She was a “town girl” when she came to work for me, so the tasks were all […]
Well, it has been a bit of a whirlwind for me this past week. The geese moved into the Research Station in a big way, so we harvested in a quick fashion. They were destroying our small plots very quickly. I can honestly say that 2024 has been a struggle every […]
The Monday following the Emo Fair is a tough one! Everyone asks, “aren’t you glad it is all over?” Truthfully my answer is NO! I love the Emo Fair and enjoy our weekend in town. It is like Christmas, so much goes into it and it is over in a […]
Fair week is upon us. I have had butterflies in my stomach for the last week wondering if I can pull it off. It hasn’t been an easy year. Extra work with our Expo, miserable weather which has resulted in a very late haying season. There haven’t been too many […]
So here we are, August! Generally, we should just be hauling hay home but not this year; there is plenty of hay yet to make. Producers are extremely frustrated and really questioning what we are doing. The weather is unchangeable, but the forecasts have been horrible. It seems so strange […]
You know that feeling you get when you prepare for Christmas, or the Emo Fair and it is over before you know it? Well, that is how I am feeling now regarding the Expo! We spent a good part of the year planning this event and it is now history. […]
Our Expo week has arrived! We have multiple tasks to accomplish this week before all our guests arrive. Some travel plans have already changed due to personal issues. This just means we have a bit more time to prepare. We are still tackling a few things on our list that […]
Middle of July has arrived and I barely started haying. The nice weather last week was welcome and long over-due. We made some hay and hoped we would miss the rain they were talking about for Saturday, so we went ahead and cut. Instead, we seem to be in the […]
I had convinced myself that I was going to start cutting hay Saturday as soon as I finished mowing my lawn. I was nearly stuck three times cutting grass and before I was finished an isolated shower appeared. I changed my mind. Frustrated to say the least. I decided to […]
Happy Canada Day everyone! I am writing this from my very Canadian themed office at home. I absolutely love Canada and am so proud to be Canadian but currently our Canadian weather is killing me! I should be baling hay not sitting in my office doing jobs that I am […]
