by Jill | Sep 22, 2013 | Harvest In Pictures 2013
Yesterday we were able to finish our one field of canola. Only one more field to go! We had a little storm blow through last night, too. My father-in-law commented that was the first time he’s ever combined with the windshield wipers on. We celebrated our...
by Jill | Sep 21, 2013 | Harvest In Pictures 2013
With only one combine, it’s slow going. Yesterday the guys made good progress on the one field of canola. They should be done with it today if all goes well, and then it’s just one field left! My husband thought I was boring everyone who has been...
by Jill | Sep 20, 2013 | Harvest In Pictures 2013
Yesterday we woke up to a thick frost. We had to take our main combine to town to get fixed, so we are down to our old pull-type John Deere combine. We’ve nicknamed it “Ol’ Faithful”. Hopefully it remains that way–faithful!We were able...
by Jill | Sep 19, 2013 | Harvest In Pictures 2013
Yesterday was a cold and dreary day here at the farm. The guys went to start combining the canola, when the combine decided to break down. Needless to say, not much harvesting was done yesterday. With the looming threat of a frost overnight, I was able to finish...
by Jill | Sep 18, 2013 | Harvest In Pictures 2013
Yesterday we were able to finish the wheat! It’s a great relief to be done with the small grains. They are more susceptible to grade downgrades when the weather changes. We just have canola left, and if the weather holds, we should be able to finish that in a...
