Well, our final cattle sale for 2012 is behind us. We sold nearly 900 animals on Saturday totalling nearly $700,000. Things went well for this sale, and I think both the sellers and buyers were pleased. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association would like to thank everyone who supported our sales […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
I’m sure that I’ve probably written before about the fall being a hard time on my animals. It seems if something is going to die, it will happen now. Turns out that my favourite old cow (“Daisee”) has congestive heart failure and we will have to put here to sleep. […]
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend and really did take the time to think of all that we have to be thankful for! I am thankful for my family (most of them), friends, and the good food we had over the weekend, but I’m also thankful for this […]
We sold 1,735 animals at the Stratton sales barn this past Saturday. It was a long sale and unfortunately we had a few mishaps. Speedy recovery wishes to Kylie Nordin, Angel Nixon, and Alisha Caul. The Internet sale was quite exciting and we sold cattle online! Of course, we appreciate […]
Well, it’s cattle sale week, which always was a big deal for us. Tensions built because you never knew how well the cows would co-operate since they are suspicious of why all of a sudden you want them in the barnyard after a summer of grazing. The old cows know […]
We certainly shouldn’t be complaining about this beautiful fall weather but many of us are wishing we would get some rain! My biggest complaint (besides the rain) is the fact it is dark by 8 p.m. now. This limits my daylight hours after work and my precious farming time. I […]
It’s funny how things go but the coldest day we’ve had since March happened to coincide with our fall cattle tour! It didn’t deter anyone, though, and the day was absolutely great! And the feedback we received was very positive! It certainly was a long day–we left the Emo Agricultural […]
My flock size was reduced this week as I dropped off three lambs at the abattoir. I felt quite sad, but they had reached market weight and Rainy River Meats was in need of lamb (they have a difficult time keeping lamb on their shelf). A friend of mine lost […]
Well, the summer weather certainly is continuing here. My final week with a student at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) was busy but we managed to complete our grain harvest and get all our samples in. We also tried to finish our forage work—only to find our Swift Current […]
Well, another Emo Fair has come and gone! And what a beautiful weekend it was. We did have a few brief showers Saturday afternoon, but it just helped to keep the dust down. Meanwhile, temperatures were near perfect, which seems to make the cattle perform much better. This year we […]
Well, here we are—Emo Fair week! The sad part of that is the fact that fall soon follows. August for me really passes by quickly. I spend most of the time stressing that I don’t have stuff ready for the fair! My BFF tells me I need to priorize and […]
Wow, this month is already a week old! Time seems to fly by once the fall season starts. Our plot forage harvester broke down about two hours from being finished all our second cut and haylage/silage trials. We are hoping that we will have it back this week and finish […]
