I’ve learned to never wish for rain here

I love summer! I love the warm sunshine, the blue skies, and the green grass.
I don’t like to be in the house on these days and you can tell–my housework is slipping.
Our 4-H beef club was coming to my house Monday night and I hope they didn’t see the dirty floor. Actually, I was hoping we’d spend most of our time outside anyway, right?!
We finally had a decent rain at home-three-quarters of an inch fell Friday night–but we have been missing most of the rains.
Although many were complaining about how dry it is, there still is moisture around. But with our hot temperatures of late, it does dry up quickly.
I also have learned my lesson that you should never wish for rain in Rainy River! It always comes. Other than the risk of forest fires, dry years are so much more enjoyable.
It seems the flies are back in full force as the cattle are huddling up and fighting off the pesky things. People are claiming that by using garlic in their salt/mineral mixtures, it keeps the flies away or at least lessens them.
I think it would be worth trying.
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We are seeing a ton of grass weeds at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. Conditions are ideal and I cannot spray quickly enough.
The trouble with spraying this year is that we have been having some pretty strong winds.
In some places, it looks like we planted grass (it’s that bad) but slowly we will get things dialed in.
We now are ready to install our hops poles; we’re just waiting on the contractor to help with that. We’re not 100 percent sure of what we are doing but we plan to learn as we go!
Stay tuned!
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My auntie, Joanne Bliss, was the lucky winner of our weekly “Catch the Ace” draw on Friday night (she won $320).
But our progressive jackpot should be near the $2,500 mark this weekend. We are back at the Emo Legion on Friday night for our next draw.
Be sure to join us! It is a great time for a fun and friendship!
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You may have heard about our great little key tags that Cindy at the Thread Shed made for us-featuring our “Rainy River Raised” logo.
We are selling them for $5 and they are really cool! Let me know if you want one.
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Many of our dairy producers have started cutting hay! With this weather and them mainly making a lot of silage, it should go quickly for them.
It is great to see farmers able to tackle their many jobs without fighting with the weather.
Most of the beef producers will wait for a bit to start. Dairy producers are looking for high-quality hay (which is why they cut so early) while the beef producers often are looking for more quantity.
Either way, haying season is near. . . .