Three Days!

This is the first time Phil has had 3 days of field work in a row, ones not interrupted by rain! Oh what a spring!

Tonight he will work late again. As late as he can. Rain is coming within hours now and the forecast is for 1" - 2" but morning! Oh that is TOO much!

Even today on the top of a hillside it was smeary. Not still now! We just had 0.2" at the beginning of the week. How can it still be wet?

JP got some pictures of the strip till unit in action. This year it has added parts which is making it go so much better and the fertilizer application is new as well.

This is up close of what the unit does to the soil. It only works about an 8" wide area. Then the seed is planted in that area. Sort of between no-till (no ground worked) and conventional tillage (the whole field is worked).

We are no-tillers at heart but still have economics to deal with and have struggled with getting good germination and yields. This is the second year for the strip-till unit and it is going much better this year!


The strip-till / planter combo is going better this year and the 12 planter rows are lining up great with the 2 sets of 6 strip-till rows.


I think this is a great shot.... in motion (who's driving?!) along side the tractor and the shot out the back via the mirror.

Tonight K is riding with Phil. JP & I don't like riding along so I'm sure Phil is glad for company. This is about the only way for K to see him much these few days she is home.

Thankfully we have a Sunday in the middle to get to see him. Poor man, we'll all be clamoring for attention!

Well, if we get this deluge of rain... he'll have most of the week at a slower but sadder pace.