The weather this fall has been very nice. The wind has been cold at times, but we really couldn’t complain about the temperatures. I gave the foals a few days to settle down after weaning and then started refreshing their halter training. We try to work with them to introduce the halter a few days […] Read more
Weather co-operates for fall projects
Digging potatoes and hauling feed all completed under fairly warm dry conditions
Harvest finished, calves sold at auction
Eppich News: Quiet cattle were reasonably easy to load into the stock trailer
September was a beautiful month for harvesting. We finished harvest Sept. 25. There were a few minor repairs to be done on the machines throughout the season, but nothing kept us down for long. The following day, Gregory and I were able to go around the fence on the home half. There were quite a […] Read more
Did late August cloudburst bring more than rain?
Eppich News: Harvest is winding down but still plenty of fall projects ahead
In late August we were able to combine the last of our organic wheat — it was very slow going. With a little more rain it would have been a nice crop. The evening of August 31 we got a crazy rainstorm. John and Gregory were swathing in two different fields when Gregory called me […] Read more
Eppich: Harvest begins with hot, dry weather
More ditch hay hauled home, pastures could use some rain
The beginning of August found us still making bales in the ditches and a few sloughs. Gregory and John were also working summerfallow and trying to get ready for harvest. During the week of Aug. 14 to 18, Saint James Parish in Wilkie held its yearling Vacation Bible School. Joseph and James were able to […] Read more
Haying begins, bulls are brought home
Eppich News: U.S. friends make a summer visit to the farm
June and July flew by in a hurry. There was lots of summerfallow to be worked, and then haying started in late June. In between everything, we finally got a few fences checked and mended. Gregory went around the neighbours’ little pasture fence July 8 and early the next week I was able to move […] Read more
Well manhole is comfortable for work
Dug a little deeper than planned, and also outfitted with a cover
Who would have ever thought that finding a big rock in a hole being dug would prove to be helpful? A neighbour was helping us to put in the manhole access for our water well when the backhoe hit the big rock. The manhole is a place big enough for someone to get into to […] Read more
Seeding is finished in time for June rain
Eppich News: There is always something to work on including one of those first-ever repair jobs
Mid-May to the beginning of June we were busy with seeding, turning the cows out to pasture and foaling. It was very dry in May with only a couple of small showers. Mother’s Day started a very good day but when we went to check our cows, we discovered a cow stuck in a slough. […] Read more
Joseph celebrates birthday, foaling begins
Eppich News: Fortunately, a bit of rain as seeding gets underway
The last couple of weeks of April were quite busy. Gregory and John started working on the cultivators to get them ready for fieldwork. On April 24 John worked the home quarter in order to prepare it for seeding, and from there both seeding outfits were in the field nearly every day for over a […] Read more
Building a heavy-duty feeder for bulls
Some steel odds and ends welded together can handle bull abuse
Bulls are so hard on bale feeders. They always seem to be pushing and rubbing against the feeders, which just don’t stand up to the pressure. Over time, the bars break off and then the top ring breaks, leaving a protruding piece of metal that is perfect for both people and animals to get hurt […] Read more
Cold, slow start to spring on the farm
Eppich News: Cows have calved and now it’s the mares’ turn to foal
Spring was very slow to come this year. The ground was completely snow-covered until Easter. Then suddenly it became spring. The snow melted very quickly. Only the deep drifts around the trees remained. There was not much at all for run-off. Our dugout at home is not even half full. Calving went fairly well this […] Read more
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