Thursday, January 4, 2024

We are officially empty (MT) of soybeans from the 2023 crop.  Brandon hauled out the last of those on Tuesday, and the final payment hit the bank this morning.  It is a good feeling to have that checked off the “to-do” list .   We have some of last summer’s wheat to send out on a January contract, and many loads of corn to deliver, too.

This week is a bit quieter of activity, at least with the trucks.  We are making arrangements to refurbish a two-vehicle garage, replacing the overhead doors and upgrading the wiring.   We have to trench in a wire to provide power.  So, the planning for that is occurring.  We have also finalized an agreement with a local builder to add a new farm storage building.  He says construction for that should begin the middle of the month.  It has been a real squeeze to find enough space to get our machines in out of the sun and rain.  This  new addition will certainly help.

We will soon begin a process of ‘purging” in a few farm buildings.  There are stacks of stuff cluttering most of our buildings (and even the shop) that have not seen a purpose in a decade or more.   John plans to get a construction dumpster here and then remove the unneeded ‘stuff’.  It’s time to clear away the clutter.  New year resolution, I suppose.