We use precision ag technology in all of our field operations including planting, tillage, fertilizing, and harvest. Precision agriculture begins with the use of GPS. Our equipment is guided through fields via satellite signals with pinpoint accuracy. The tractors drive themselves in perfectly spaced, repeatable paths across the farm. That is pretty cool on its […]
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 […]
I just got done commenting on a post at Blast Magazine entitled “Modern agriculture’s enormous environmental footprint.” My comment become long enough that I decided to re-post it here on my blog. Judging by the title of the post on Blast you can probably guess what it says for the most part, but go ahead […]
Equipment problems, and obviously weather. We applied most of our nitrogen fertilizer last fall because harvest was quick and the weather was suitable. Only a few fields remained to be completed this spring. Well, we headed out to the field Wednesday hoping to finish up with fertilizer in about three days. To start the day we couldn’t get […]