Why Do We Spray?
There was a time, not too long ago, that June and July were relatively quiet months on the farm. Once in-crop weed spraying was finished, work in the fields was…
Too Many Storms, Not Enough Time
It has been a summer of storms… and summer has barely started. I write this as yet another storms deluges us with rain, a raging downpour that changes our already…
The Farm Life is a Wonderful Life
If you have read my previous post (The Marathon Concludes… For Now), you know that seeding has been completed and we are well into in-crop spraying. This is a fascinating…
The Marathon Concludes… For Now
It was a long road. Sometimes exhilarating, often frustrating, and consistently exhausting, the 2013 planting season has finally drawn to a close. It is Thursday, June 13, and we “officially”…
Could’ve Been Worse
The rain event we needed came on Monday. The rain event we needed to avoid came on Thursday. Yes, the rain that was forecast reared its ugly head early Thursday…
The Swinging of the Pendulum
The rain I have been waiting for has arrived. Yesterday morning I awoke at my usual time, 5:15 am, to get ready to go spraying. As was usual of late,…
The Rain Conundrum
We have now reached the 2/3rds mark on our seeding progress. I feel that this is acceptable, given that we only started seeding two weeks ago, but I can’t help…
Seeding Progresses…
It is 10:45 at night and I have just had supper, so I will make this short. Seeding is progressing fairly well, with the half-way point at hand. Tomorrow we…
A Year in the Life of a Farmer 