A lot happens from the beginning of harvest until the last load of chopped sorghum crop is on the way to the silo. Weather changes and mechanical challenges are constant reminders of the need for a dairy farmer to find his happy button and bucket of patience. Weather conditions definitely stood out on Saturday afternoon as the last round was made by the chopper for the 2014 harvest season.
When we began harvest, the days were longer and much warmer--at least 40 degrees warmer!
Although freezing temperatures over the last couple of weeks changed the sorghum from green to brown,
it will still make great nutritional silage for our dairy cows to enjoy this winter.
With the prediction of snow and colder temperatures,
I'm pretty sure the chopper is happy to head to the shed
and settle in for a long winter's nap!
Happy Harvest from down on the Arkansas dairy farm!
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