The month of September was a hard month. Hard because we were trying to start harvest, but Mother Nature had other ideas. While it was suppose to be fall in Alberta, you wouldn't know it. Areas of the Province had upwards 3 feet of snow! On our farm we had upwards of over a foot spread out over 5-6 different snow events. Here is a post I wrote on Facebook that ended up with over 225,000 views that … [Read more...]
What’s Cooking on the Farm–Southwest Breakfast Bake
Yeah, I know, it's been a looooong time since I've blogged posted a blog post. I have quite a few posts I've wrote, but never finished. Not that I mean to do it, but usually someone (young child) needs my attention mid-post, I go deal with them, and then, well...I never get back to my post. :( This morning, my oldest had 2 other friends over for this birthday, so he is occupied, the baby is … [Read more...]
How we are AgSafe on Our Family Farm {Review + Giveaway}
March 12-18 is Canada's Ag Safety Week. This year's theme is Be an AgSafe Family. Being a 5th generation farm and having a family ourselves, needless to say, we do a lot of farming activities together as a family. Wether it be during seeding, harvest, working cattle, or just out on the range, the kids are always with either my husband or myself. Here are some tips we use on our farm to keep our … [Read more...]
Being a Woman in Agriculture
In honour of International Women's Day, I wanted to share with my readers about my journey as a woman in agriculture. I was fortunate to grow up on a farm. I remember as a very young child, my dad taking me in the tractor to farm, working in the hog barns with him, holding baby pigs while he doctored them and giving them snuggles when they needed ;) I accredit my dad for really laying the … [Read more...]
Faces of Ag–December 2016
Thank you everyone for making my first edition of my blog series "Faces of Ag" so well received! I was hoping to get this edition out a few days sooner, but pleasant weather had me finishing up fencing on the farm. Now the thermometer has dipped pretty low, so it's a great time to stay indoors and do a little big of blogging. So without further ado, let me introduce you to the December Face of … [Read more...]
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