Monthly Archives: October 2024

Clean-up has begun

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 The great post-harvest clean-up has begun.  It takes a few days’ work to get the machines and trucks back into like-new appearance.  And the combines especially this fall were so very dirty, you really couldn’t tell … Continue reading

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#harvest24 in the rear view mirror

Friday, October 25, 2024 Yesterday afternoon, we completed all of the 2024 harvest.  We had to harvest around  some acres of replanted corn at the Huey farm, and we went back there to get it.  By about noon, we had … Continue reading

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DCB started

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 We began the harvest of double-crop soybeans yesterday around noon.  It took that long to get the morning dew burned off!  We had a good day of harvest, with yields being mostly better than expected.  Of … Continue reading

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Monday, October 21, 2024 We are nearing the end of #harvest24.  The regular-crop soybeans were finished off on the 14th, one week ago.  Then, we turned our attention to the remaining corn fields.  We marched through that until we got … Continue reading

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Wheat for 2025 is planted

Wednesday, October 9,2024 Larry wrapped up the planting of the 2025 wheat crop yesterday afternoon.  After the finish, he moved the tractor and vertical tillage tool home, and then joined us in the corn field…driving one of the trucks. We … Continue reading

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Wheat 25

Monday, October 7, 2024 Even though there is another hurricane bearing down on Florida this week, the weather forecast for here is wonderful for fall harvest.  There are temps in the 70s and 80s with full sunshine for every day … Continue reading

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