Wheat Harvest 2019 We grow soft red winter wheat which is planted in the fall, and harvested the following summer. Usually harvest begins the first week of July which was true again in 2019. Wheat was growing during the cool, wet spring of corn and soybean planting so it was slow to develop. We did […]
Corn and soybeans are obviously very different crops. Corn is tall and generally has a single ear per plant. Soybeans are relatively short and are covered in pods full of seeds we need to harvest. We have one combine, but we employ two different heads for each crop. The same head we use for beans […]
Those who keep up with this blog and the associated facebook and twitter accounts know we bought our first draper head for soybean and wheat harvesting. So why did we decide to trade our conventional cutting platform, which also flexed, for a John Deere 635FD? I think it may help readers to know what is […]
There are countless ways for farmers to control weeds. Tillage of all types, various herbicides, mowing, and even cover crops that can suppress weed populations. Weeds have been on my mind lately because the wet spring has kept most equipment that can deal with weeds off the soft soils. While driving home earlier this week […]
Lots more happening on the farm this week. Take a look! New Iron Our 475 riding mower mows the yards of three houses and all the roadsides between them has 775 hours on the engine. It’s still a great mower and has no problems, but this brand new 730 that was delivered this week is […]
Another week closer to planting season on the farm, and another week of farm activity pictures for you! Helping Hand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ttfpoB-aQ My son came out to help us clean up some brush. He’s a pretty hard worker and enjoys being outside with all the guys. Brushing Up Randy is dumping another load of wood on […]