Hoping for a return to summer

I’m sure hoping that summer returns soon.
Like we always say: “Once the Emo Fair is over, fall returns!” And that certainly held true this year.
It was a chilly week and I even had to break down and wear some long pants. Fortunately, it sounds like this week will be better and I certainly hope so. We need some sunshine to get back on our combine.
We also had a breakdown that was too complicated for us to fix! We were hoping it was ready by Monday so we could tackle the oat trials.
We combined a lot of barley last week and things went quite well. I have my students this week so the more we can accomplish, the better it will be for me.
Last week we had a frost (actually, the temperature was minus-one C for about two hours). This is not good for the corn or the soybeans.
The soybeans certainly are close to dropping leaves but I think this will affect our yields.
Cereal grains are coming off with great yields so this is good. But not sure we will see great yields in the beans now.
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We held a very successful cattle sale Saturday at the Stratton sales barn, with 611 head sold for $821,048.80.
Prices were quite strong and I would think most producers would have been pleased.
It also was great that we had some large lots of cattle and this made the sale run rather quickly. I actually was home by 4:30 p.m. (my family thought I was sick or something to be home that early).
We were tight on staff but everyone worked harder and got by.
Our next sale is set for Saturday, Sept. 30. Be sure to get in touch with James if you have cattle to sell or you would be interested in working.
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The pastures actually really are showing signs of the dry conditions. Cattle tend to be looking for greener grass right now so if you are going to have cattle getting out on you, this is the time it happens.
I fenced off the regrowth at Nanny’s place yesterday and let that group of cows out there. I need them to be happy for another month, then I will move everyone home and get ready to wean calves.
The sheep are the same-I have one ewe that puts her head down and runs fast through the electric fence (I think I should tie something heavy to her).
I plan to take the lambs off of them this week (maybe this will make her behave better).
There are not many thing more frustrating than your animals not respecting their fence.
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Don’t forget about “Laying Pipe in the Fight” happening on Saturday, Sept. 9 in Pinewood.
This is when Brielmann Ag, Tait Brothers Contracting, and Prinsco Canada have teamed up to install pink tile drainage and make a sizeable donation to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
The event will happen from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
We also are taking our weekly “Catch the Ace” lottery to the event so you will want to join in on all the fun!
We sold out last week at the cattle sale!
We now are into Week 16, with the progressive pot to hit about $8,500.
Join in on the fun, with tickets costing just $2 each.