Martin Brødbæk
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Oct 03
Kimbrerskuet 2020
As you know, the Kimbrerskuet, like so much else, was canceled this year due to the ongoing pandemic (COVID-19). We had looked forward to going to show once again, and spend time together as a family and with good animals and friends. But quite understandably, this show was, as you know, also canceled. This year …
Sep 30
Our best cow
Today’s cow is also Anders’ and is presented on Karsten’s birthday. Bloksdal Mirabelle -ET is from 3 December 2016 and has given birth to a single calf. She was purchased as an embryo at Elevage Salle Charolais. We bought three embryos and got three calves, which in addition to Mirabelle is our current fold bull …
Sep 28
Today’s cow: Bloksdal Miva
Today’s cow is one of Anders’ two cows, Bloksdal Miva.Miva was born on April 12, 2016 and has given birth to two calves. She is on the father side after Bloksdal Juvel (Utrillo-BP x Bloksdal Diamant -ET) while on the mother side she is after Bloksdal Diva (Vainqueur x Bloksdal Smulle).Miva’s grandmother, Diva, was Anders’ …
Sep 23
Today’s cow is Liqueur
We have reached cow number seven out of 12. Today’s cow is Bloksdal Liqueur (335). She is from them 02. August 2015 and has had three calves. She is after our previous animal show bull Vanggaard Daddy -ET (Valseur x Bloksdal Butterfly -ET) and Bloksdal Bailey (Vainqueur x Bloksdal Unak -ET).Despite having several show winners …
Sep 20
Today’s cow
After a short break due to the harvest and calving, etc., we are now ready for round two in our presentation of the herd.Today’s cow is Bloksdal Lavendel (333). She is from 29 May 2015 and has given birth to two calves. She is now pregnant with our stockbull Bloksdal Matador -ET V.B. (Vaillant x …
Sep 13
Autumn work with the Charolais has begun
The summer is over and we have therefore brought the first animals home from the meadow.We have brought home three cows and four calves. Some of the animals are enclosed on ryegrass, while others have entered the barn. We always turn cow and calf apart by separating them indoors. In a week, the cows will …
Aug 30
Mucking out the cow shed
This weekend we got the mold out of the barn and plowed it into the ground. Even though there has been some water lately, the ground is still almost dry. Thanks for helping Gregers Jensen, Oppelstrup.
Aug 25
Kimbrerskuet 2020 has been canceled
The Kimbrerskuet has just officially canceled the planne show on 2 – 4 October 2020 in Aars. The board of directors behind the Kimbrerskuet justifies the cancellation with the ongoing outbreak of infection with new cases of Corona virus.It is a cancellation that we at Bloksdal Charolais support 100%, even though we had been looking …
Aug 16
The harvest of 2020 is completed
Today we have brought the last straw home. This year it was some really fine and dry straw. We have made 150 Morten Korch bales (small bales) and made 253 big bales for feed and bedding.Thanks for the help with this year’s pressing of the different types of bales for Ole Sand and Egehøj Agro …
Aug 09
Autumn 2020
Today we have started harvesting our own grain. This afternoon and evening, a good 8 ha of wheat and a little barley have been harvested. This for the wheat with a satisfactory result. This year, wheat yielded just over 9 tonnes per hectare. ha. and it is harvested with just under 15% water. The result …
