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Here’s what we have planned for this May long weekend. Field by field by field, we’ll be planting the crop as shown in this video. Johnny operates the planter, but he can’t start until RJ has worked the land and Curtis has spread the fertilizer. As for me, I’ll be buzzing them with my drone in between my endless paperwork. It really does take all of us to get the crop planted. Whatever you’re doing, have fun and take care! You can visit “Tater Tales May 17th” to see another video of our potato planter.
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And they’re off! This short video shows our seed potatoes tumbling along the cutting line into the bulk truck. They’ll be transported to the field where John is planting our crop. The truck doesn’t leave the farm until it’s full, so clearly there is a lot of cutting to do yet! You can visit “Little Seed Potatoes” to learn more about seed potatoes.
A farmer’s most important business partner is the Earth (unknown) As green spaces slowly disappear around the world, we are proud to maintain this one small patch of earth that we call our own. Every year we learn more about how to care for our land and how to protect the ecosystems and micro ecosystems that abound at our farm. We want to leave this piece of land in even better shape than we got it in. And this means that every day is Earth Day for us and for all farmers globally. You can visit “Tractors For Every Season (Turn! Turn! Turn!)” to see a slideshow of our tractors in work during all four seasons.
Is this a recap of 2023 or a preview of what we’ll be doing in 2024? I leave it up to you to decide. (And whatever you decide you will be right, since both options are actually true!) Enjoy this montage of some of the work we do here around the farm from early spring to late fall. You can visit “The Compelling Combine” and “The Hypnotic Harvester” to see more videos of our farm equipment in action.
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