by Jill | Jan 16, 2015 | Farm
With a foot of snow on the ground and temperatures below zero, many people often ask, what do cows eat in the winter? The simple answer is hay. Most people are familiar the a cows diet in the summer, acres and acres of lush green grass. But what is hay? Hay is...
by Jill | Dec 24, 2014 | Farm
by Jill | Dec 4, 2014 | Farm
Yesterday was a bittersweet day, I had to sell one of my favorite cows. I loved her markings on her face. It reminded me of a rodeo clown (she had a triangle below her eye) and we called her Clownface. She didn’t breed back over the summer so we sold her, as she...
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 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...