A varied week of farm activity and inactivity. Got some good days of harvest in, and then it rained a few inches putting us out of commission until it’s dry enough to venture out on the soil again. Passed Out You spend enough time as a passenger in a tractor or combine and you’ll pass […]
Harvest continued this week. We harvested all the soybeans we found were ready to cut aside from the few acres we had to leave because the ground was just too wet to drive across. We got into about 40 acres of corn in two different fields before we called it quits Saturday afternoon. Grain moisture is […]
Our crops our changing across the farm. Summer is coming to a close and fall harvest season will be upon on soon. Seasonal Soybeans We planted some early maturing soybean varieties this year, and many of them are beginning to drop leaves already. Drier spots started to change in these early beans when we had dry weather […]
We raise both dent and waxy corn on our farm. Whenever I mention waxy someone inevitably asks me, “What is waxy corn?” Even other corn growers tend to ask because it is not a large part of the overall corn market. Here in Indiana there are several markets for waxy corn. What makes it waxy? […]
Summer is officially on at the farm! June is coming to a close, and that means wheat harvest cannot be far off. Other jobs still keep us busy, but we’ll be spending a few days in the field soon bringing in the wheat harvest and planting soybeans right behind it. Take a look at what […]
I’ve been busy going from farm to farm all week feeding our growing corn crop. The rest of the crew have been helping me out shuttling around wagons and leaving my truck somewhere close so I can get to lunch and home in the evening. Enjoy the photos! Hungry Corn This is a fun shot […]