The beginning of November surprised us with snow. It started the evening of Nov. 7 and all the next day. By the time it was done we had more than two feet of snow. According to the radio, that was more snow than we got in October, November, December and January combined last year. Luckily […] Read more
Snow forced the cows home early
Eppich News: Post-pounder truck becomes multipurpose vehicle
Not enough days in the season
Eppich News: Two loads of calves taken to market just part of the fall projects
Oct. 14 was weaning day for our Eppich Quarter Horse foals. The foals weren’t too upset, but the mommas were. Within just a few days the corral quieted down and everyone accepted the change. The next day we took a load of calves on the two-horse trailer into Provost, Alta. for the sale the next […] Read more
Much to be thankful for — 2020 harvest completed
Eppich News: Except for the moose that keep breaking fences
After the inch and a half of rain on Sept. 20, we were harvesting dry barley again by late afternoon Sept. 23. In the morning I went down to Danny and Sheila Roths and brought home the last two mares and foals. The next morning, our neighbour Lynn Heltman called to let us know that […] Read more
Harvest slowed by rain
Eppich News: Always projects to be completed before getting back in the field
On September 1 we harvested one field and then started on a second before the wheat got too tough. The next day it rained in the morning. In the afternoon, we had Sabra of Sabra’s Farrier Service from Saskatoon come out and trim the feet of a few horses. She is very patient with the […] Read more
Combines finally get rolling
Eppich News: Organic oats and ‘The Bread wheat’ among the first harvested
The beginning of August found us trying to finish baling the hay before the rain. Gregory was working on the ditch bales while I worked on the two hayfields. We finished right as the storm started. The lightning was hitting the ground very close to us and the thunder rattled the truck. While Gregory and […] Read more
Haying season gets rolling in late July
Eppich News: Good rain will help hay and pasture production
Summer seemed to fly by. During the middle of June, Gregory and John were able to work some summerfallow. I took the colt LJ out to check the cows at Landis on June 26. Everybody was accounted for but I found one calf with foot rot. The next day, Gregory and I rode out and […] Read more
Seeding is finished, cows are out to pasture
Eppich News: The new foals are looking good, but we suddenly lose a broodmares
By the middle of May we were very busy with seeding. We stopped seeding May 16 and split the team to cover more ground. We started the day off very well with the birth of a healthy palomino filly. Then Gregory and I branded our calves and worked the cows, John took his combine and […] Read more
Foals start to arrive, seeding underway
Fieldwork was delayed due to later spring
The end of April saw the guys in the field doing pre-work for seeding. The spring has been very slow to come with very little moisture. Somehow they still managed to get the tractors stuck a few times, but nothing too serious. On April 27 I got to ride for the first time this year. I’m working on […] Read more
Foaling and seeding season still ahead
Last calf of the season from a reluctant mother
March stayed cold and the cold remained clear into April. By mid-March we had two-thirds of the cows calved out and they were all doing great. The last third of calving turned out to be exciting and stressful. On March 20 Gregory found a heifer calving but quickly noticed that the feet were not right. […] Read more
New baby boy joins the family
With calves also arriving, it’s a hectic time in the Eppich household
The temperatures were fairly mild at the beginning of February. Gregory and John were able to haul the last of the straw bales home from Landis. It worked out well because by this time we had pretty much fed all of the slough bales and the bales that were not quite dry when they were […] Read more
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