Finally Fieldwork; and I'm Sinking in Mud...

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2 ай бұрын

The early spring has been followed by several waves of rain ending the drought but delaying spring planting. We're anxious to get rolling! #familyfarm, #springplanting, #oats, #newholland, #honey,

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@tractortalkwithgary1271 2 ай бұрын

Good morning Dave and Dawn!

@brycewiborg8095 2 ай бұрын

I know what you mean. When you start spinning it's usually too late. Plenty of interesting, and frustrating stuck stories. Thank you Dave.

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

I was being too optimistic 😅

@raincoast9010 2 ай бұрын

Thanks,

@raincoast9010 2 ай бұрын

Bees!

@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 2 ай бұрын

Good morning Dawn and Dave ☕☕☕

@brycewiborg8095 2 ай бұрын

Good to see the gulls. I remember them following the plow. We don't see that much down here.

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

They join us spring and fall😊

@pagrainfarmer 2 ай бұрын

Well, at least you're making progress. It's been a difficult spring so far all across the East.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 2 ай бұрын

Thought for a minute that you were going to plant the tractor. 🤣 We live in the yellow clay hills here in northeast Iowa. When I started working on farms near here that are on the prairie, my Dad always told me this; You can plow right up next to the wet spots in the hills. On the prairie, if you can see water, you’re too close! 🤣

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

I can usually work through it a few feet each pass but I ran out of sun and wind.

@woodsgremlin9995 2 ай бұрын

There's an old saying, " Well plowed is half worked".

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

Yeah. Disking and bouncing isn’t as fun as plowing.

@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 2 ай бұрын

A set of duals help a lot! Doesn't look sticky, the disc blades aren't getting bigger. That's really breaking up nice!!!

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

I should have seeded. It rained an inch🙄

@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 2 ай бұрын

@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn oops.. and it takes a lot longer to dry disked ground than plowed ground. A field cultivator works best now..

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

@@GosselinFarmsEdGosselinyou are right. It’s still wet. Maybe Monday??

@pinesedgefarm1155 2 ай бұрын

Looks a bit wet. Plant in the dust and the bins will bust. I never knew how bees were shipped. Seems like a good year for calving.

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

Seeded last night in serious dust😉. Postal carrier was freaked out by the bees.😂

@brenterickson1695 2 ай бұрын

You always have that big green workhorse sitting in the barn if you get stuck 😁. Still too wet to get on a field here yet. Hopefully we're done with drought and back to normal again..... Does Dawn just add a few bees to the honey bee herd every year? Thanks Dave.

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

All new bees this year. She lost all of last year’s bees during that cold snap.

@farawayfarm2520 2 ай бұрын

As Marty Mone says in his song: "Hit the diff and pray" Those bees aren't angry. Just a little confused about their new house.

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

That NH is very light which helps it float. I carry a chain in case I spin out then unhitch and chain the disc out backwards. Done it too often.

@e.a.bfarms 2 ай бұрын

How many bees are in a package that size? I dont know much about bees. . .

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

About three thousand. We had hoped the hive would survive and this would be a second hive but the old hive winter killed.

@michiganhay7844 2 ай бұрын

Hey Dave, I am borrowing a desk just like that from a buddy. What model is that and are you able to get that disk level? I seem to have the front gangs diving down lower than the rear that crank handle on the tongue is all welded so I cut it off and I’m going to put a new bolt in

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 2 ай бұрын

Ray: Mine is a 1977 BW just under 14 ft wide. There is a vertical T handle screw adjustment on the front of the tongue and I make final adjustments in the field depending on soil conditions.