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Although the farm work has not slowed down these first few  days of fall, it has brought us that big sigh of relief  as we reached into the ...

We were happy to see Gittlein's custom chopper pull into the first corn field yesterday.  Harvesting of any crop is a big deal but ou...

When I saw Casey riding on the back of the square baler, I couldn't resist  calling him to ask if he was just joy riding around the f...

Even though we had our first freeze of the season, we're still working  to finish cutting hay in a few fields.  It will take a few ...

We're rolling up October in the hay field. Even though we haven't had a killing frost yet,  the grass has stopped growing and...

Harvesting any crop can be challenging  but it seemed totally unfair  with six or seven loads of silage  left in the field that we had a ...

Harvesting any crop can be challenging  but it seemed totally unfair  with six or seven loads of silage  left in the field that we had a ...

                                                          Happy Fall,Y'all!                                               ...

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 ...

Fall harvest is always an amazing time on the dairy farm. I consider the perfect timing and coordination between the chopper operator and t...

  We've been enjoying great weather as fall harvest wraps up.   Even though it has frosted and  the days are cooler and shorter, hay ...

Watching the boys chop the silage for our dairy cows when everything goes well  is much like listening to three part harmony--it's harm...

I decided after this week of perfect October weather down on the dairy farm, it must be time to fill the kitchen with the aroma of fall. Aft...

After last week's freezing temperatures, I'm sure this is probably the last rose of summer in my garden. It's a perfect reminde...

This year's drought has created a severe shortage of hay and pasture grass for our dairy cows and calves. Harvesting every bit of hay a...

                                                                                     Even though we desperately need rain and  would welc...

  Fall is a busy time on the dairy farm as we work to harvest every bit of grass and planted crops that are used to feed our dairy cows...

  We've  been baling and wrapping hay this week that will be used to feed our dairy cows. Even though drought has severly affected ...

Just before we received our first inch of rain in the midst of our exceptional drought, our tractors and seed planting equipment were kickin...