by Jill | Oct 7, 2014 | Farm, Harvest in Pictures 2014
Harvest has felt like hurry-up and wait all season with the less than stellar weather. It seems we get a few good days of weather, then it rains, we sit and wait for it to dry up and the cycle resumes. For this reason, I’ve had a hard time...
by Jill | Sep 19, 2014 | Farm
The other day I was talking to a beef client of mine. We were chatting about how and what we feed the cattle, when she posed an interesting question to me, “Where do you buy the food that you don’t produce?” Sometimes I feel it is a misconception...
by Jill | Sep 19, 2014 | Harvest in Pictures 2014
We had all the crops swathed that we were going to swath. The second cut of hay was knocked down. The combine was out, greased, and ready to go. We got 60 acres of barley done, and then it happened…Snowtember! Yes, the morning of September 9, we woke up to a...
by Jill | Sep 17, 2014 | Farm
This past summer temperatures spiked close to +30 C here at the farm. While many don’t consider that hot compared to other areas of Alberta, across Canada, or the world; cattle thrive quite well in hot conditions. Different breeds of cattle are better suited for...
by Jill | Aug 23, 2014 | Farm
I was nominated today by a fellow Albertan & blogger, Sarah of Nurse Loves Farmer to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS. I accepted the challenge, made my donation & took the plunge! I know the internet is saturated now with videos of the Ice...
