Every year the company we grow popcorn for plants and harvests a test plot often with thousands of trials in a six acre grid. This year they are using nine acres. They use all kinds of hybrids for lots of different reasons, all of which are not known to me. The equipment they use is always […]
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I had a great idea come to me today while planting popcorn. I’ll pick a field of soybeans and a field of corn at the “home” farm since I’ll see those fields nearly every day. Once the seeds germinate I’ll take a picture in the same spot every week through harvest and then post all […]
Filling up the planter for the first time this year! And we’re off! Planting season has begun! Tractor and planter calling it a day Some conservation going on here. This is a filter strip along a ditchbank. Dad taking counts and measurements of seed spacing and depth Setting up varieties going to be planted. First […]
We have been planting for one day and are officially ahead of schedule! How can this be with all the rain and cold temperatures we’ve been having? It depends on what year you are comparing this spring to. I started farming full time exactly two years ago today, and on that day we had 80 […]
Well planting time is just about here for our farm in Northwest Indiana and I’m excited. Like most farmers my favorite time is spring and/or fall when you get to go out in the field and really accomplish something you can see with your eyes. This year should prove to be even more exciting since […]
First things first. I’ll give you a video walkthrough of the essential parts of the planter. Now if you haven’t been around a planter like this before you’re probably wondering how this looks in the field. The picture below shows the results of all the ground engaging parts. You can see the slot made by […]