This time of the year is very busy on the Kooistra Farm because of all that must be done to prepare for the winter. All of the crops have now been harvested. Some have been sold and the rest have been stored for the winter and the following year.
All the machinery used on the farm is being checked over to ensure it is in working condition before being stored in the big machinery barn for the winter.
The windows in the livestock barns are being sealed to keep out the cold, harsh winter prairie winds and the snow.
All straw is being moved to a dry place where it can be stored and easily accessed during the winter for things like fodder for the calf pens.
The water for the animals must not freeze, so all water trough heaters are being checked to make sure that they are in working order.
Designated areas around the farm yard are being cleared for snow to be piled into large mounds so that trucks, cars, milk company trucks, and tractors will not get stuck in the snow.
Snow fences are put up to stop snow from drifting across roadways and cattle yards.
It is very important to be well prepared for winter on the farm in order to stay safe from very cold winter temperatures and prairie blizzards.
All the machinery used on the farm is being checked over to ensure it is in working condition before being stored in the big machinery barn for the winter.
The windows in the livestock barns are being sealed to keep out the cold, harsh winter prairie winds and the snow.
All straw is being moved to a dry place where it can be stored and easily accessed during the winter for things like fodder for the calf pens.
The water for the animals must not freeze, so all water trough heaters are being checked to make sure that they are in working order.
Designated areas around the farm yard are being cleared for snow to be piled into large mounds so that trucks, cars, milk company trucks, and tractors will not get stuck in the snow.
Snow fences are put up to stop snow from drifting across roadways and cattle yards.
It is very important to be well prepared for winter on the farm in order to stay safe from very cold winter temperatures and prairie blizzards.