• 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 …

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