Fifth Gen Farm

03/11/2024

This project is finally complete! Its been a more than 2 year process putting together this spray tender trailer. The ideas for it came from a lot of different people. My goals were speed, accuracy, easy of use, & safety/cleanliness. I'm excited to put it to use this spring!

09/14/2023

I wish all my canola looked this good. Most of it does, but there was one field that had a ground pounding rainstorm 3 days after I seeded it and the emergence wasn’t as good. I also have a vibrant crop of cheat grass in this field but it’s about to have a bad day today.

08/15/2023

Working away on canola field #1. Two more to go after this one.

08/12/2023

It’s been a challenging harvest this year. So far the combine failures have included a front wheel rim, engine thermostat, and cleaning fan. I lost a tire on the bank wagon and three tires on my grain trailer! It all part of the harvest circus. All you can do is fix issues as they arise and move on.

09/05/2022

I’ve been rolling on seeding winter wheat for the last few days. About half done so far. Just switched from LCS Hulk on my Northern ground, now I’m seeding Norwest Tandem.

08/10/2022

Cutting canola today. The progress is slow but I’m happy with the yield.

08/02/2022

The first field of harvest 22 is done! This is my first try at recrop winter wheat (following canola). It went 53 bu/acre which I’m really happy with. That’s better than any of my winter wheat last year and it was all following fallow!

05/27/2022

Checking fields with my canola inspector!

04/17/2022

https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2022/04/16/dont-tell-farmers-how-to-farm-ask-them-instead/

I recently attended a virtual conference, hosted by CityAge, called “Farming for the Future”. This digital event included discussions around regenerative agriculture, soil health, farming practices…