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Dog Days of Summer are Here
Well it has been a long time since we last posted on here but there has been a lot going on and not much time to relax and take it easy. So let me up date you on what has … Continue reading
Posted in #Plant11, Agvocate, Cattle, family, Farm, farm photos, livestock care
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Farm week in pictures 5/21/2011
It was another busy week around the farm waiting for the rains to pass. We were not able to get anything planted this week, but the week was full of lots of excitement. Here are a few pictures from … Continue reading
Posted in #Plant11, farm photos
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Official County Rain Gauge
I sold a load of hay this morning at the local hay auction in Wooster and noticed this official Wayne County rain gauge. I was a little confused as Mr. Acker must have emptied it a week back because … Continue reading
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Trading Twitter
Well to my surprise CNBC has also been following this recent trend among traders and ran a story this morning about how traders and market analyst have been able to harness the power of Twitter in their trades everyday Continue reading
State of my wheat fields
After several days of sunshine I can finally see our winter wheat fields for the first time since January 7th! As you can see from the picture below it is stooled (bushed) out nicely and still has good color. Typically … Continue reading
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Tagged #plant11, crop conditions, farm, spring, wheat, Winter wheat
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Listen to me on CNBC!
UPDATE! Watch the video! Today I received a phone call from a reporter for CNBC Fast Money asking me how the current crop and fertilizer prices will impact my crop planting decisions for 2011. We had a great discussion and she … Continue reading
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Tagged #plant11, CNBC, corn, fertilizer prices, hay, planting intentions, soybeans, wheat
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