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

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,

[@raincoast9010]

Thanks,

[@brycewiborg8095]

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]

I was being too optimistic 😅

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Good morning Dave and Dawn!

[@raincoast9010]

Bees!

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Good morning Dawn and Dave ☕☕☕

[@pagrainfarmer]

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

[@brycewiborg8095]

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

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

They join us spring and fall😊

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

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]

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

[@pinesedgefarm1155]

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]

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

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

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]

I should have seeded. It rained an inch🙄

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

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

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

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

[@woodsgremlin9995]

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

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

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

[@brenterickson1695]

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]

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

[@farawayfarm2520]

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]

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]

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

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

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

[@michiganhay7844]

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]

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.