An Unwelcome Frost
Frost. The only good time for this word to be thrown around is at the end of harvest; when the growing season is all but over, our time in the…
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The End of The Growing Season Has Come Too Early
Frost. A swear word to farmers throughout the bulk of the growing season. An event that can quite literally ruin a crop overnight. This week, our farm experienced multiple nights…
It’s All About The Weather Now
It has been just over a week since the Eastern Prairies suffered one of its worst storms in modern history. Mercifully, the weather has improved immensely since, with sun and…
The Harvest of a Lifetime
If I could sum up the 2013 growing season in one word, it would be this: rollercoaster. As I look back to my very first blog post on April 18 of…
Harvest: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Another summer has flown by. Days are shorter, nights are longer, and days at the beach (few as they tend to be!) have all but ended for 2013 for Prairie…
Excitement or Fear?
There is an interesting and frightening juxtaposition when you look at crop conditions today. Crops look good. No, scratch that; crops look fantastic. We haven’t seen a crop like this…
Harvest Still Feels Very Far Away
Fungicide season is over (mostly), insect populations seem to be on the decline, and our seeding equipment is cleaned up and put away. Our harvesting equipment is mostly ready to…
A Year in the Life of a Farmer 