Our 2015 planting season began on April 24. It ended on May 23. The season seemed longer than one month because I don’t believe we ever got a full week of planting in due to rains and waiting on particular fields to dry out. Some people think grain farmers like us work hard for just […]
The first day of planting is an exciting time. It means winter has finally (aka hopefully) given way to spring on the farm. Lots of planning and preparation goes into being ready for the first day. In the past I’ve written about how we know when it is time to start planting. Not every year […]
Whoa! A whole month of 2015 is already gone. Even though it’s winter the farm is still pretty active. Last week saw a lot of grain hauling. We hauled a little more this week, but we also worked on a few other projects. Check out this week’s photos as we close out the first month […]
Farm Week in Pictures is really changing now that harvest is over. Right now we have several projects happening at the same time. We are managing water on one field, tilling other fields, improving my truck, and we even bought a farm! Harvest Finale Some of the final results of our 2013 harvest. On Monday […]
Before you know it Farm Week in Pictures is going to have a change of scenery. It’s the last day of August which means tomorrow is the first day of September. September is more often than not the month harvest begins. We certainly aren’t ready for harvest yet, but things are going to start changing […]
Farm Week in Pictures is inching closer to harvest every week. Crops have entered the grain fill stages which means most of what happens from now on is no longer in our hands. We still have plenty of work to do around the farm from selling and hauling the last loads of the 2012 crop […]