Farming
Life on the farm.
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Agriculture is an important part of our everyday lives
One of the reasons I started this blog was for agricultural education. So far, I have mostly just been sharing my personal stories. Today I would like to launch the first of a new label, AG ED 101. Years ago, I attended an Ag in the Classroom workshop. This class really opened my eyes on how important agriculture is. That’s when I went from a farmer’s wife to a proud farmer’s wife and a proud part of the Agriculture industry. After attending the workshop I started going to the local schools and talking about agriculture and how it affects our everyday lives. This is one of the stories from the…
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Vacation time for my Farmer
It’s been a long busy spring and summer with hardly any breaks here on the farm. And no breaks makes for a very grouchy Farmer. And I guess maybe a grouchy Farmer’s wife too. Ya, that would be me. Yes I will admit to being a tab bit on the grouchy side. Not as bad as my Farmer though. So it’s vacation time for him. I sent him off to hunting camp. I have learned that if my Farmer does not get to go on his annual hunting trip each fall, it makes for a long winter. A very long winter. The kind where you wonder if your marriage is…
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The Evolution of the Tractor Seat
One of my Farmers favorite sayings is “You can’t get anything done if your butt’s not in the seat. I have learned that when I volunteer (haha, as if I really have a choice some days) to drive a tractor, I have to be committed to staying in the seat for the whole day. No running errands, no hair appointments, no going out to lunch with friends, or other fun stuff a girl likes to do. Otherwise, I will hear the “You can’t get anything done if your butts not in the seat” phrase. So, as I was going back and forth in the fields this summer, I got to…
