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Regular or No till farming
Regular or No Till seeding. This spring I am seeding about 500 acres of spring barley. The price is still up and the soil benefits from a rotation crop that is not wheat. I struggle with is the question of planting methods. I still …
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My Truck Brakes
This last week I have been working on my farm truck. I keep thinking that I need to do just a few more things before it will be ready to go for next year. First we started looking for a leak on the transmission. Trouble …
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The Farm Show
This last week was the annual Spokane WA farm show. I was able to go on Wednesday of last week. It always reminds me of the dream of agriculture. I wonder who can afford the four hundred thousand combine from John Deer or International. This …
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It is winter time on the farm
Yes it is winter time on the farm. I have two big jobs as the year winds down. First I have to make sure I have the correct income for the farm to balance income over the years. Second I have to make sure …
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Fall Fishing 2012
This last weekend I went fishing with Craig and Melody at Lake Roosevelt. What a great day we had!! The lake was calm and the weather was overcast and no rain. A perfect day for fishing. We launched the boa t and motored down …
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Where did summer go?
This last Sunday was the last water skiing day I am going to have this summer with my son Matthew. We as a family had a wonderful day at the lake on Sunday. We had friends over and the kids spent the better part of …