A drive through the river bottoms

These photos were taken about a month ago along the Missouri River in Glasgow, MO and in our corn fields near there by my mom, Karla.  The mighty river was flowing fast that day as Iowa had received a lot of rain pushing the…

Harvest 2013

Harvest 2013 I could hear the engine roaring dust was rising in the west. The time was late September and I knew just what it was. The header knives were thick and sharp as they cut and pulled in each stalk. The sound was…

Parakeets on steroids? Hawaii, Home and Heritage

This past January Randy and I flew to Hawaii to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary! We traveled with Agri-Talk host Mike Adams and his sweet wife Patty and 45 other farmers from all over the Midwest. Our fearless guide was Dave Lien, manager at Holiday…

From Discouragement to Hope…

Oh, to be like Habakkuk: “Though the fig tree should not blossom”  “And there be no fruit on the vines,”   “Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food,”  “Though the flock should be cut off from the fold…

Vacation! Fishing! Or….Grazing School?

What does a farmer do on a 103 degree weekend in the middle of the worst drought in 50 years? After taking care of livestock there are several options: vacation in Canada, trout fishing in the Ozarks, visit neighbor’s swimming pool or even catch up the bookwork…