Happy Birthday, America!

How blessed I am to live in this beautiful, diverse, FREE country! This evening’s news featured young teens and children from Mexico risking their lives to come to the “land of opportunity”. I pray that I never take the freedoms and opportunities that our country offers…

“Amber Waves of Grain”

This year’s wheat fields were beautiful! The dry weather actually agreed with the wheat…corn-not so much! This is the first time in the 39 years I have lived “on the farm” that wheat harvest was completed the middle of June!!! This picture reminds me of an inspiring…

Haystacks and Hay bales! Have you jumped any lately? How about a Haystack for supper?

How to make a HAYSTACK:  You can use a Mower-conditioner… The Mower-conditioner cuts the hay, crimping the stems so the hay will dry faster. The hay has to be dried and raked into windrows. Then the baler makes it into a gigantic huge bale!…

Protecting America’s Land and Rivers

The other night Randy asked me if I wanted to ride to Yankton, South Dakota, with him.  “Sure,” I replied, knowing there was a good chance I would get to visit my sister and her family who live in Bellevue, Nebraska–right on the way! About five hours…

Terraces and Farming

There are terraces…. …and there are terraces! Quite a difference!!! We recently terraced some fields that were showing signs of erosion. I really enjoyed getting watching the terrace construction!  This picture shows the completed work… Notice the small dams or berms which control and…