by Jill | Nov 4, 2016 | Beef Advocate, Farm
It’s that time of year, Edmonton—polish your boots and put on your jeans—it’s time for FarmFair and the Canadian Finals Rodeo. For over 40 years, FarmFair has been held at Northlands in Edmonton and is one of Canada’s premier agricultural events. It is a great place...
by Jill | Nov 2, 2016 | Faces of Ag, Farm
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m going to be doing a series on my blog once a month called, “Faces of Ag.” The whole purpose of this is to spotlight other people out there doing great things promoting agriculture. You may or may not be...
by Jill | Oct 26, 2016 | Beef Advocate, Farm
I wanted to title this post Wordless Wednesday, but then realized I had too much to say (for those of you who know me in real life, you can attest to this!). First off, I recently entered a video contest through AgChat Foundation. I’m a regular...
by Jill | Oct 17, 2016 | Farm
Fall is such a busy time on the farm, as you may know. We have harvest on top of our regular farm (and parenting) duties. With the addition of our third baby this spring, not only did I not find much time to do day-to-day blogging of the harvest, but I was getting use...
by Jill | Oct 7, 2016 | Family & Parenting, Farm, What's Cooking on the Farm
With the many food allergies/intolerances we are dealing with these days (I have a wheat allergy, daughter is gluten intolerant, casein allergy, oldest son has whey allergy, and the baby is definitely milk & soy intolerant–not sure of allergy yet), mealtimes can...
by Jill | Sep 29, 2016 | Farm
In the summer, when I talk to people, I frequently refer to “checking cows.” The other day, I had someone ask what that meant exactly. I then realized that I do so much more than just “checking cows.” First off I check to make sure that all the...
