Soil is meant to be covered
I was reading an article in a farming journal the other day and the editorial photo was of a guy wearing a hat that said, “soil is meant to be covered”. I thought to myself how true this statement is as I looked outside my windows to see the fields around me. It suddenly dawned […]
A sad day…
One of our two rams developed a blockage in his urethra. At first we didn’t know what was wrong, as it is difficult to determine what might be going on in a ruminant animal. We tried antibiotics with no improvement. We tried an electrolyte flush and probiotic for his stomach issues. This showed a little […]
A new year!
It’s a new year and much has changed since the farmagain last created a post! Our apologies, but with the arrival of our first and newest addition to our family, a baby girl last November, we have been adjusting to life as parents! Much has happened since my last post. Let’s see, here’s a short […]
Harvest 2012 is complete
The harvest is complete! Woo hoo! We were probably the last in our area, but it got done, we are happy with our average yield and we ended on a beautiful day. Moisture levels were up on the corn we had to harvest after a week of rainy weather, but it will balance all the […]
Finally!
The soybean harvest is complete. We hit some snags with our machinery this year, but we got it done. A major positive is that we had underestimated our yields so we did have to dump some on the cash market. Initially I was concerned about the soybean market but in retrospect, $15/bushel is still a […]
The frustrations of a farmer…
Every harvest year, every farmer around the world has some frustration, whether it be from lack of yields, uncooperative weather, not enough help to get everything done, unexpected life happenings, etc., etc. For us at Center View Farms, it is commonly mechanical problems. Every year the combine that we give a thorough check up pre-harvest, […]
Conservation farming at its best
Jesko and I recently visited Hidden Valley Farm, a 240 acre conservation tree farm located east of Charles City. It was a great opportunity to see an alternative to soybean and corn farming in our area. We got a very nice tour by owner Ann Schnekloth, who showed us the many different areas of the […]