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Hello to you and yours. I wandered in, admittedly it wasn't accidental. I have been lurking and watching Don's Build of his Dodge for some time. In that time I have come to enjoy the banter, the fellowship in general, and the mind set put forth by many. About us: I dislike this part, but pushing forward.... We are farmers, my wife also works in a health care facility feeding folks the best food they can manage. We own a fair selection of "Square Dodges" incidentally most have gun racks. I consider a few hours every week on my modified Exmark mower to be a good time and I look forward to the growth of this forum. P.S I will become a paying member as soon as I can find my wallet. * my wife keeps threatening a wallet chain
Thanks Don, hope your recovery is going well. As for farming, I am the absolute worst farmer you could imagine. I dislike spending money, I despise much of the modern science, and I have a complete inability to take the industry too seriously. That said it does some times pay the bills, so I keep at it. I could rant on and on about the trouble this world food supply is in, but .... well I am sure most here have an idea.
Mike: I grew up in Wisconsin, largely raised my kids there, we just moved here to Nebraska about 8 years ago to "retire" and farm our land. I spent my summers here in Nebraska helping on the family farm, investing in land and well...here we are. As for pheasant, you ever get this way and want some virgin prairie grass river bottom hunting spots, let me know. I like to hunt grouse and the occasional duck. My faithful Siberian Husky makes a decent bird dog. (he's odd) and at 15 years of age I am not going to pop his bubble and explain to him he's not suppose to be a bird dog LoLDon: Our family farming operation includes about 7 families, 12,700 acres tilled between us all. Still a small operation in today's world of Midwest farming. We just started harvest a few days ago. The entire family works together this time of year to get the crops in. We are combining 1000 acres a day roughly, running 24/7 until done. We are consuming right at 54 gallons of diesel an hour, the dryers at the present moisture level are consuming $2000 a day in propane. We will run those dryers until about thanksgiving. We are picking Corn/soybeans and Milo all at the same time. As much as I wish I could be out in the fields my job is to manage the circus, and try to keep everything running smoothly. I have not threatened anyone with a physical beating yet this year so............. well it's only day three LoL 4 combines, 8 semis, 6 grain carts/tractors,a fuel truck, and lots more are a handful to keep moving in a a orderly fashion. Each load has to be moisture tested, then scaled, dumped then sent to the correct bin. The farms drying and storage facilities in themselves are a nightmare. The wives for the most part run that show...I'd just mumble and drool. The combines largely drive themselves via GPS and witchcraft of some nature no one understands exactly. The state police like to pick on farmers with no scales in a field to weigh a load, so we have to play smokey and the bandit style. Yes we can estimate the wight via assorted fancy devices on said trucks, but it's sorta hard to unload one that's too heavy after driving alongside a combine being loaded. So the younger kids will drive a pickup out ahead of the trucks as they go....Like I said a circus. When it's all done, the process starts over again almost immediately. We will wash wax and maintain the combines and trucks. Then the tractors are out chopping stalks, and assorted other tasks until the snow shuts us down. Then when the grain is dry, we get to spend all winter moving it all over the place. While all that happens your having to play the market, and wager your entire financial well being on prayer and the whims of the assorted buyers. It's become something just short of insanity. Maybe if I get a chance I will snap a few pictures of things and share.
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