Harvest continues on the farm, but it will be over before we know it. I’ve got a bunch of other ideas for posts, but it’s hard to get them done from the cab of the combine. When I’m at home I’ve been eating, sleeping, relaxing, and spending time with my wife and kid after putting […]
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We’ve been trying to finish up soybean harvest this week and finally accomplished that on Thursday night. We sat idle for two days because of rain, and we are sitting again here on Friday thinking about whether or not to start corn or popcorn. The intention was to start popcorn, but the combine needs a […]
Being efficient is important during harvest for many reasons. When conditions are right you want to get crops harvested in a timely manner while those conditions are still in effect. Maximizing productivity can also cut fuel costs and puts less hours on machinery which preserves value when it’s time to sell or trade equipment. One […]
Harvest began this week! And that’s pretty much what we’ve been up to! In a post earlier this week I talked about what kind of yields we’ve seen so far as a result of the drought. Different soil types have different capacities for yield, but this year the changes from one part of a field […]