Tuesday, March 30, 2010

week of march 28th

Been a busy but productive week this last week. We finished corn harvest on Saturday the 27th. The yields were good and thankfully the corn was dry enough we didn't have to dry it more. The nice weather we have been having has been a blessing as well. Once we started last Monday we were able to blow right through the last 130ac we have without a problem. Now that harvest is done our attention turns toward spring field work and planting. All the tractors got serviced on Saturday and dad was out preparing oat ground that we hope to seed down on Wednesday.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

post for 3-21-10

The weather has been holding up nicely for us the last week. We have all the manure spread and are getting ready to start shelling corn again. This is welcome news for us as we want to get in the fields as fast as possible to salvage what the deer haven't eaten yet. I also have the first load of seed corn being delivered this week so that's a sure sign of spring. Hopefully this week we will wrap up shelling corn and begin to pull soil samples as well.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Been a busy week around here. Finally starting to dry up enough that your not ankle deep in mud. If the weather holds out we will be spreading manure by the end of the week. We will then start shelling corn again to put last year behind us once and for all. Next on the list is pulling soil samples to get our nutrient subscriptions for each specific crop.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Update for 3-18-2010

This last week was a busy week. The snow is starting to melt and spring looks to be around the corner. We have started to get the equipment around and ready for spring. Hopefully within the next couple of weeks the snow will be gone and the ground dry enough that we can finish the 2009 corn harvest.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Wagner Farms first posting

I just wanted to let everybody know the purpose of this blog. I am writing this blog to let everybody know what we do on our farm and why we do it. I want to paint modern agriculture in the best light possible because after all nobody knows how to care for our crops, soil, and livestock better than the American Farmer