The catalog has just arrived for the upcoming show, Kimbrerskuet. As mentioned earlier, we have chosen this year to participate with three catalog numbers. See them and the other participating animals via the following link. Otherwise we will see in the exhibition center Vesthimmerland, Aars on 4-5 October 2019.
Category: Ikke-kategoriseret
Sep 19
Autumn fieldwork is over
Despite the heavy rainfall (130 mm in dd in September), we have over the last 14 days successfully completed the autumn fieldwork, so we have now finished mucking out, plowing, harrowing of the 8.5 ha wheat. Thanks for helping Gregers Jensen, Oppelstrup.
Sep 17
Hoof trimming
Today we have the chance to hoof trim several of the animals that will be joining the upcoming show, Kimbrerskuet. Bloksdal Matador -ET V.B. (Vaillant x Anabelle). Bloksdal Opal (Cristal-DK x Bloksdal Hæmatit). Plus Martin’s 13 year old cow, who does not go to show. Bloksdal Bailey (Vainqueur x Bloksdal Unak -ET). Thanks to Fjellerad …
Sep 15
Heavy rain
Due to the heavy rain we again had to move the animals from one field to another this weekend. We currently have about 100 mm of rain in September and therefore we do not expect to get more wrap engilage in the wet fields. Fortunately, the animals are calm and eventually won to be moved …
Sep 08
Harvest 2019
Just over a week ago, the harvest was finally over for us and we now have the last weights and figures for this year’s 2019 harvest. Barley 5000 kg per ha. Wheat 7500 kg per ha. Rapeseed 4500 kg per hectare with high oil content. This year we have collected just under 200 mini big, …
Sep 06
New and improved website
The heavy rain in late summer resulted in several hours indoors. Martin has spent that time servicing our foreign followers by translating large parts of our website www.BLOKSDAL.dk into English, French and German. Hope you will enjoy it and visit our new improved website
Aug 31
Registration for Kimbrerskuet 2019
For the Kimbrerskuet in Messecenter Vesthimmerland, Aars on 4-5 October 2019, this year we have chosen to exhibit three catalog numbers.The three selected are this year. Bloksdal Matador -ET VB (Vaillant x Anabelle).Born 29/11-16. Bulls (Group: 2-3 years). Bloksdal Opal (Cristal-DK x Bloksdal Hæmatit).Born on 06/01-18. Heifers (Group 18-21 months). Bloksdal Olana (Bloksdal Linux -ET …
Aug 18
Visit by Charolai’s interested people
Yesterday we had a visit from the Vestjysk Charolais Association, which this year held their yearly summer event on our farm. Around 25 attended the event, which started with a tour at Lille Vildmose. Then we drove around two of our fields and saw our animals and ended up here and saw the last animals at …
Jul 07
The National Show 2019
The national show in Herning is now over. It has been a good week, despite the very unstable weather with both sun, rain and much wind. We exhibited three catalog numbers this year. The first animal in the ring to be judged by French judge David Riviere was Bloksdal Matador -ET V.B. (Vaillant x Anabelle). …
Jun 22
Home from local show in Hjørring 2019
We have now just returned home from an excellent weekend at the lokal show in Hjørring. As we announced yesterday our cattle Bloksdal Mirabelle -ET won the predicate best Charolais (thereby also best female and heifer) and got 24p. She weighed 900 kg. She competed on Saturday for the competition interbreed across all beef cattle …
