by Melissa | Aug 18, 2015 | Barley & Wheat
I am happy to say that we are almost done with barley harvest! We have just a little over 100 acres left. If our equipment and the weather would cooperate, that would only be another day and a half. However, it is raining at the moment so we will just see how it...
by Melissa | Jul 29, 2015 | Barley & Wheat
My favorite time of year has arrived...barley harvest! I love harvest because we get to see all of our hard work pay off. My son loves it because he loves riding in the combine with me. The barley is dried down and ready to be taken to the elevator. The barley is...
by Melissa | Jul 22, 2015 | Sugar Beets
Sugar Beets We produce sugar beets which are processed into….you guessed it, sugar. While the main goal for sugar beets is sugar, other parts of the sugar beet may be used as livestock feed. This could be the sugar beet leaves saved at beet harvest, or beet pulp...
by Melissa | Jul 14, 2015 | Barley & Wheat
Our barley is grown for malting. The malted barley is then used to make beer, candy, pet food, and some other foods and beverages. This year, over half of our acres are planted to barley, and our custom farming acres are barley also. That means we have over 1,200...
by Melissa | Jul 8, 2015 | Alfalfa Seed
Alfalfa seed is my favorite crop to grow. It seems there is so much that goes into it, and always so much to learn about growing it. This year, we have some established alfalfa seed fields, and some spring seeded alfalfa seed fields. This post...
