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 […]
On our farm we grow corn for grain. Unlike sweet corn our corn remains in the field until fall when the plant reaches maturity and the grain dries out. So what kind of equipment do we have to get it out of the field and into our grain bins or off to market? The Combine […]
Our first full week post-harvest has passed on the farm. This is about the time of year people start wondering just what it is farmers do in the winter. Keep up with my Farm Week in Pictures series throughout the winter to see what keeps us occupied in the coming months. Cleanup Time The time […]
It’s over! Harvest is done on this farm. While it was time to be done with all the wet weather and winter showing up early late in the week I always wish there was another acre to work in the field. There are a few more since we have moved on to fall tillage. Follow […]
It finally happened. We had a full week of dry enough soil and good weather to put in a full week of harvest. There are quite a few less acres on our farm to harvest now. We are now around two-thirds done with harvest. Popcorn When we harvest popcorn all three trucks are usually loaded […]
We kept somewhat busy during a wet week. Rain kept us away from harvest Sunday through Saturday. Our farm has been really wet. Wet Week https://storify.com/thefarmerslife/east-80-wet High water alert. Just 2″ of rain made everything wet. Our soils have been close to saturated since heavy rains came ahead of harvest back in August. As a […]