5/6/13: Spring showers and more…
Weather has continued to prove challenging for spring field operations. Although we are thrilled to erase the past year’s moisture deficit, the rainfall received over the past month has left soil conditions at the saturation point and hampered the planting progress accross much of the country’s key corn regions. Tile outlets are discharging water, road ditches are full and water remains ponded in fields. Prior to the last round of showers, we were able to continue spraying fertilizer/herbicide on fields going into corn, use our Kubota to spray perenial grass that has crept past no-till field ditches, replaced field markers with new, taller PVC pipes and seeded a few CRP waterways.
Flooding on April 19, 2013.
From Erma’s scrap books… Flooding at the same bridge on April 11, 1979.
Neil driving his little bulldozer on the trailer after pushing up brush piles on the Corrington farm. Dennis and Duane assissting.
While attempting to spray field borders for encroaching grass, ran across a wet spot. Picture taken while waiting to be pulled out…
Over the period of time in which the sprayer sat, a robin built a nest and laid two eggs on the boom.
Seed and tenders awaiting drier conditions.
Logan and Hudson practicing tractor driving.
Craig unloading the post-hole digger for setting new field posts.