Harvest Marathon

Harvest  sometimes feels like a very long marathon...

we wait to plant,

we wait for the crop to grow,

we wait for harvest.

Like all silage crops,this  sorghum  silage crop is being cut

 and hauled to the silo where it will ferment before being fed to the dairy  cows.

You might think of this as cow candy!

I often wonder if our cows know how hard we work to make sure

 they have a good supply of nutritious feed to enjoy through the winter.

It's a marathon of ups and downs,

starts and stops,

but

once you've experienced the harvest of any crop,

you know why it is celebrated!

Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

The plans for early  spring chopping to make grass silage  were pushed almost into summer with  unprecedented May and June rain.  When the rain stopped long enough for the fields to  dry  and allow  heavy tractors and trucks to enter the field, you might have wondered about our sanity!

 Harvesting a crop has challenges but it is an amazing process to see the organization and expertise of the farmers getting the job completed.

Mowing and raking were done by Ryan and Casey, 

followed by the custom chopper and semi-trucks that hauled it to the silo,

and 

packed into the silo by Cody.

                                          I'm thankful for the blessing of a full silo that will be fed

                                to our dairy cows through the summer and for the dedicated farmers

                                                          that made the harvest possible.