Wow, we are now past the middle of May and I still haven’t made a pass on the land (and yes, it is driving me crazy!) I stopped in at the Emo Agricultural Research Station over the weekend and we were getting close–only to have it rain again, which will […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
Well, the weather continues to disappoint me and likely many others. We need to get on the land and get something planted! It’s been said that every day after May 15, you start to lose a bushel a day on your cereal grains (although there are things, like our soybeans […]
The first week of May normally is a very busy one at the research station in Emo. Students start, the weather is great, and we are off planting! The weather isn’t so great this year but Nick, my returning student, and I will be busy weighing seeds and setting up […]
I’m still patiently waiting for warm, dry weather—and I’m sure we all have similar interests in this. It sounds like once again we were on the edge of the rain and snowfall last week, but what did fall here certainly was enough to make the sales barn in Stratton a […]
We certainly ended up with a pretty decent Easter weekend compared to our neighbours to the north and east. We did see some snow, sleet, and rain early on Saturday, but we missed most of that and the sun was shining later that day! I vaccinated my cows, calves, and […]
We certainly still have more snow cover than last year at this time but I’m almost able to get my big ol’ research truck out of the shop! The snow was piled high and so icy that it made it nearly impossible to shovel. I think we’re a few days […]
Well, the weather seems to be coming around and the sun shining down sure does make people feel a lot better. We are limited on what we can do with the depth of snow and huge snow banks, but sunny days will change this quickly, as well. Unfortunately, the sun […]
We had a pretty good turnout at our abattoir general meeting last week. Still, it does make me wonder about some of the producers that didn’t bother to come. Do they not care? Not see the value? Would they not like input? What will they say if we close? We […]
I’m starting to wonder if I will ever stop writing about this crazy long winter! We had more than a foot of snow here Friday and then it was minus-33 C when I left the house Sunday morning. Wow—and it’s the end of March! Of course, I was lucky to […]
Well, as I was cruising along nearing the end of calving and my getting up through the night, the “s” word hit the fan! That being scours, which is the same as diarrhea and can be very deadly in young calves. I needed to be away from home for two-straight […]
It was one month yesterday (March 11) that my first calf arrived. I still have seven left and, unfortunately, they are going to take their own sweet time! At least the weather is more forgiving and that takes a bit of the pressure off! Once the calves are done, we […]
Winter certainly is the topic of most discussions—and rightfully so! With minus-40 temperatures and 14-foot snow banks, we have every right to talk about it! It certainly is hanging on, and all forecasts are indicating it is going to be colder than normal for most of March! • • • […]
