Farmer Therapy...It's All Going to Be OK

Last night, Chad & I were watching AgPhD on RFD-TV. If you're not familiar with the show, it's hosted by Hefty brothers Brian and Darren. They were talking about upcoming spring planting and one of the brothers started talking about how sometimes farmers romanticize planting, thinking they're going to sail through with beautiful weather, no breakdowns, etc. and basically set themselves up for disappointment.

Of course, as we all know breakdowns and other equipment setbacks are as easily a part of spring as the snow melting on the prairie. Weather conditions likely won't be optimal every day you intend to set out for the field, and getting through it all often makes harvest all the sweeter. I think their point was while it's good to be optimistic, we need to anticipate that things will go wrong, and we need to roll with the punches.

It was at the point when he said, "don't worry, it's all going to be ok" that I had to turn to Chad and ask "what is this, farmer therapy?!"

Think About: Modern Agriculture

Source: Keeping it Real: Through the Lens of a Farm Girl

Winter Has Arrived

Well as we are coming into the month of March we have finally received some measurable snow on the ground.

I took this picture this morning and it is still coming down. We were forecasted to receive between 6-9 inches. A blizzard watch is also in effect for Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon with the possibility for a significant amount of snow then as well, so we'll see what the week brings.

Old School

Theresa got her hands on this old school photo of Chad, Cole and Cody (ages 12, 9, and 6 at the time) sporting their Weckerly Farms hats. I thought some of you might enjoy this blast from the past.

I also came across a site I thought had some interesting material: http://plentytothinkabout.org/

It's called Plenty to Think About: The thinking person's guide to feeding a hungry planet. There's some interesting information about the challenges we'll be facing in the coming years to feed an influx in world population.