It’s Sunday morning when I am writing my column. It’s early. No one else is awake—not even the puppy. It’s quiet and the sun is delicious, but not hot. The air has a crispness to it and it makes me glad because I know it is going to warm up. […]
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The excitement of the final 10 boats coming into the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre this Saturday, and the buzz over what the biggest fish of the weekend will be, probably are going to be the biggest topics of conversations at this weekend’s Emo Walleye Classic. An almost inevitable discussion point, […]
A strong contingent of Canadian teams travelled south last week to fish the annual Sturgeon Bay Open bass tournament on Lake Michigan. Comparable to the Shaw Kenora Bass International and the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, this event hosts a large field of between 150 and 200 teams on one […]
The flash of fire at the top of the elm tree. A clear, flute-like whistle in late spring. A hanging basket nest. These are the trademarks of one of our most striking birds—the Baltimore Oriole. The male bird is absolutely brilliant in jet black and bright orange. During the courting […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Pasture season soon will be in full swing and many producers will have cattle out on grass. Let’s not forget the importance of mineral feeding while on pasture. Calf growth, cow reproductive status, and general health all are influenced by the intake of adequate […]
It was a great planting week at the Emo Agricultural Research Station and we managed to get a majority of our plots filled up! We still have some grass/legume blocks to plant, but the last of that seed should be arriving early this week. We welcomed the rain even though […]
Seventy years ago this month, I walked down the aisle of my high school auditorium and crossed the stage to get my diploma from our stately principal, Mr. Davis. The school was called Lowville Free Academy and I was 14 years old at the time. It was just a fluke […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Are you a producer who will be carrying increased livestock numbers this pasture season? If this applies to your situation, here are a number of options to increase your pasture production this coming year. •Rotational grazing Rotational grazing will give increased forage production and […]
When I was growing up in Fort Frances, the police department only had two cars and the station was a small brick building attached to the old town hall. The town hall, the fire department, and the police station all existed in the space in front of the current Civic […]
Last week, Cliffs Natural Resources announced its plans to locate a chromite smelter, which will be used to process raw ore from the so-called “Ring of Fire,” in Sudbury. While many are disappointed that the smelter—and 450 potential jobs—will be located in Sudbury, Cliffs Natural Resources is a privately-owned company […]
Well, it was wonderful busy time here in Rainy River District last week. We didn’t have much rain, but enough to keep us off the land for a few days at the agricultural research station in Emo. The earlier planted trials all have emerged and are looking good. We are […]
I was born with a great imagination, and as I was flying over the North Atlantic one week ago on my way to Britain, I thought my mind’s eye had a pretty good idea what this trip would be like. Suffice to say, I had no clue. This experience has […]
