cvairwerks
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Don't forget that the only way to make cornbread is in a cast iron frying pan.....
Above 1200 Sq/FT Out on Quaker Road
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madison069
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I have a Texas shaped cast iron frying pan just for my corn bread, which gives me a lot of crispy edges compared to the round pans! Plus, it's smaller so I don't make too much cornbread. Not a bad thing if you make too much, but I'm supposed to be watching my diet,
Edges and corners are where it’s at, just toss the center so you don’t over eat!I have a Texas shaped cast iron frying pan just for my corn bread, which gives me a lot of crispy edges compared to the round pans! Plus, it's smaller so I don't make too much cornbread. Not a bad thing if you make too much, but I'm supposed to be watching my diet,
We got the plot signs all stuck in the ground and lined up again. Plot tour is going to be Aug 30th if anyone wants to stop by !!
A buddy I supply hay to asked if he could come get a few loads on his way by as he would be driving past my place to and from work for the next few weeks. Heck yes !! I load the trailer and he brings it back empty the next morning.
Fancy 3pt bouncy thing mover
More sweet corn is ready !!
The little pickers looking proud of the first haul
Taking a snack break whilst shucking corn.
Gots the kernel cutter set up and ready to rock.
Couple minutes later we have a pan full of corn !!
I was going to build one of these things but it’d have cost almost what I purchased this for. There was some serious machining put into this thing and it was worth every penny.
A buddy I supply hay to asked if he could come get a few loads on his way by as he would be driving past my place to and from work for the next few weeks. Heck yes !! I load the trailer and he brings it back empty the next morning.
Fancy 3pt bouncy thing mover
More sweet corn is ready !!
The little pickers looking proud of the first haul
Taking a snack break whilst shucking corn.
Gots the kernel cutter set up and ready to rock.
Couple minutes later we have a pan full of corn !!
I was going to build one of these things but it’d have cost almost what I purchased this for. There was some serious machining put into this thing and it was worth every penny.
RickP
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Looks like you're getting set up for a good harvest this fall!
The littles are growing fast -- it looks like they enjoy helping out in the fields when they can.
The littles are growing fast -- it looks like they enjoy helping out in the fields when they can.
Jim_No_Garage
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Your Kernel Cutter reminded me of the old M*A*S*H episode where they finagle some corn for the 4077th. The doctors and nurses are all fantasizing about eating corn on the cob and the cook makes creamed corn out of it.
The little's are getting bigger.
Cheers
Jim
The little's are getting bigger.
Cheers
Jim
ambenz
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Interesting corn shucker! I wanted to ask you, I watch "Nate the hoof guy" on Facebook and see the issues cattle and horses give to there owners. Have you had any of your cattle experiencing hoof dermatitis and do you have to contract these hoof specialists? Just curious.
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madison069
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madison069
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Watching an episode of MASH during lunch. The episode is called “A War for All Season”, and it has the corn on the cob vs creamed corn Ninny comment on it.
Back to the normal farming tales and patiently waiting for the tally on trailer tires.
Back to the normal farming tales and patiently waiting for the tally on trailer tires.
Once we were done doing sweet corn things I made some snacks on the Blackstone. Goodness I like this thing more each time I use it !!
Then I got stuck behind some slow farmer driving a John Deere. Who would want to be caught driving one of those
Doesn’t look like much but these two fields averaged almost 75bu/a. Not bad really !!
No words needed. Thought this was a neat picture !!
We finally got a trucker lined up to haul out the rye. We kept back enough for seed and some cover crop acres and sent the rest down the road.
Wrote a decent sized check for 30 new critters at the sale barn a few weeks back.
Eat up boys !! Turn that feed into delicious steak
Then I got stuck behind some slow farmer driving a John Deere. Who would want to be caught driving one of those
Doesn’t look like much but these two fields averaged almost 75bu/a. Not bad really !!
No words needed. Thought this was a neat picture !!
We finally got a trucker lined up to haul out the rye. We kept back enough for seed and some cover crop acres and sent the rest down the road.
Wrote a decent sized check for 30 new critters at the sale barn a few weeks back.
Eat up boys !! Turn that feed into delicious steak
Jayman17
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Just curious what the cost is each at auction? I have no idea what the cost of livestock is. Can't believe how much your kids have grown each time you post pics of them.
Boostingaz
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Once we were done doing sweet corn things I made some snacks on the Blackstone. Goodness I like this thing more each time I use it !!
Then I got stuck behind some slow farmer driving a John Deere. Who would want to be caught driving one of those
Doesn’t look like much but these two fields averaged almost 75bu/a. Not bad really !!
No words needed. Thought this was a neat picture !!
We finally got a trucker lined up to haul out the rye. We kept back enough for seed and some cover crop acres and sent the rest down the road.
Wrote a decent sized check for 30 new critters at the sale barn a few weeks back.
Eat up boys !! Turn that feed into delicious steak
Love my Blackstone! I do just about everything on it all the way down to scramble eggs. Pancakes are way better as well. Whip up a big tipple batch bowl and make about 50, throw them in the freezer and the kids have breakfast for all week, they just take them out and throw them in the toaster. My wife makes a sourdough pancake batter with her bread dough stash.
Awesome on the moo moo's.
I checked out an old sale barn that's been in town for decades and is still holding weekly auctions.
The kiddos keep getting larger !! A good corn and steak diet will do that I guess
Calves vary in cost depending on their weight and the overall mood of the market. Typically as they get larger they’re worth less per pound but more overall. These particular critters were 378lbs average and I paid $3.10/lb for a $1172/head cost. That is the most I’ve ever paid for an animal of that size and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about the fed out market falling on its face one day soon and I’ll be stuck with these spendy little buggers. I have an average of $800 in each animal to get them from around 400lbs to around 1550lbs. Cattle guys are making decent money right now but I’ve sold fat cattle for $1200/head before so that will really bite when that happens again and I have these spendy little guys in the barn.
The pancake in the toaster is a great idea !!Love my Blackstone! I do just about everything on it all the way down to scramble eggs. Pancakes are way better as well. Whip up a big triple batch bowl and make about 50, throw them in the freezer and the kids have breakfast for all week, they just take them out and throw them in the toaster. My wife makes a sourdough pancake batter with her bread dough stash.
Awesome on the moo moo's.
I checked out an old sale barn that's been in town for decades and is still holding weekly auctions.
It’s always a good time going to the sale barn and watching them run across the scale. I try to go every other week when the feeders sell so I can see what they bring and what each size looks like.
ripperd
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Glad to see farming is going decently!
Love our blackstone imitation.
Our old RV came with a removable regular propane grill that used the RV propane. Was convenient, but you could only cook dogs, burgers, brats, steak, etc on it - only grill things. And it was too close to the side of the camper so you'd get grease splatter on the side of the camper.
After seeing everyone and their blackstones at all the campgrounds I bought a knockoff by Pit Boss. I wanted the smallest one for portability, and the blackstone brand one only has a single burner in the 17" whereas the pit boss has 2 burners. So I can get it hotter and have dual heat settings for cooking two things and once.
Being able to cook basically anything outside easily is awesome. Love doing diced potatoes and onions, never had a good way to do that before.
The only thing I don't do on it usually is eggs - it takes a lot of work to get it clean enough to not discolor the eggs when you cook them, and the kids complain. So I just get an egg pan wet with oil on the bottom and get the griddle nice and hot and set it on there and eggs cook in the pan just fine.
I bought the lid for it, and the propane quick connect to hook it to the RV propane. Those little 1lb bottles go quick and are spendy. The 20lb on the camper lasts a looong time.
Love our blackstone imitation.
Our old RV came with a removable regular propane grill that used the RV propane. Was convenient, but you could only cook dogs, burgers, brats, steak, etc on it - only grill things. And it was too close to the side of the camper so you'd get grease splatter on the side of the camper.
After seeing everyone and their blackstones at all the campgrounds I bought a knockoff by Pit Boss. I wanted the smallest one for portability, and the blackstone brand one only has a single burner in the 17" whereas the pit boss has 2 burners. So I can get it hotter and have dual heat settings for cooking two things and once.
Being able to cook basically anything outside easily is awesome. Love doing diced potatoes and onions, never had a good way to do that before.
The only thing I don't do on it usually is eggs - it takes a lot of work to get it clean enough to not discolor the eggs when you cook them, and the kids complain. So I just get an egg pan wet with oil on the bottom and get the griddle nice and hot and set it on there and eggs cook in the pan just fine.
I bought the lid for it, and the propane quick connect to hook it to the RV propane. Those little 1lb bottles go quick and are spendy. The 20lb on the camper lasts a looong time.
Jayman17
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Thanks for sharing the breakdown, that's interesting to me to see the numbers involved.
iced98lx
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I can't imagine the stress of trying to be OK with the market fluctuations like that, don't have the gut (or bank account) to be a farmer!
How much sweet corn do you all plant? We have our local favorite sweet corn producers around here and when the corn is ready it's corn on the cob every night for about a month. Everyone is still sad when it's over, so it must be good!
Bob Heine
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I grew up in the suburbs and my parents would buy corn at the end of the growing season, par boil the ears and put them in the freezer. It wasn't like fresh but better than canned.
When Liane and I moved to Florida in November '75 we found Bo's U-Pickem that had tomatoes, strawberries and sweet corn. The corn was $1 a dozen ears. I loaded up our basket with 12-dozen ears and went to the checkout. When the cashier asked if we were having a big party, I said "No, we're going to freeze them so we can eat corn all winter." Cashier said "Do you know we have fresh picked corn through April?" I put back 11 dozen and went home with the five buckets of tomatoes we had picked in the field (I couldn't put them back on the vines).
When Liane and I moved to Florida in November '75 we found Bo's U-Pickem that had tomatoes, strawberries and sweet corn. The corn was $1 a dozen ears. I loaded up our basket with 12-dozen ears and went to the checkout. When the cashier asked if we were having a big party, I said "No, we're going to freeze them so we can eat corn all winter." Cashier said "Do you know we have fresh picked corn through April?" I put back 11 dozen and went home with the five buckets of tomatoes we had picked in the field (I couldn't put them back on the vines).
iced98lx
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We used to parboil, cut it off the cob, bag it and freeze it when I was a kid and my Grandma's nephews grew it, it was a big family effort to take whatever they weren't taking to the stand and get it frozen (and eat as much as you can along the way).
One of the things that makes me think we've lost our way because we don't help family and friends like that any more. Drives me crazy that getting everyone together and getting something done isn't "Fun enough" anymore.
Bob Heine
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Chris, if it requires one to put down the phone it isn't going to get done.
drivesitfar
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I know you're busy, but just wanted to stop in and let you know you're doing great as a full time farmer so keep it up.
here's to another good day above dirt!!
here's to another good day above dirt!!
Eggs are one of my favorite things to do on a griddle !! What do you mean by them getting discolored ? Any discoloring is just the seasoning and flavoring from meals past leeching into them adding flavor andGlad to see farming is going decently!
Love our blackstone imitation.
Our old RV came with a removable regular propane grill that used the RV propane. Was convenient, but you could only cook dogs, burgers, brats, steak, etc on it - only grill things. And it was too close to the side of the camper so you'd get grease splatter on the side of the camper.
After seeing everyone and their blackstones at all the campgrounds I bought a knockoff by Pit Boss. I wanted the smallest one for portability, and the blackstone brand one only has a single burner in the 17" whereas the pit boss has 2 burners. So I can get it hotter and have dual heat settings for cooking two things and once.
Being able to cook basically anything outside easily is awesome. Love doing diced potatoes and onions, never had a good way to do that before.
The only thing I don't do on it usually is eggs - it takes a lot of work to get it clean enough to not discolor the eggs when you cook them, and the kids complain. So I just get an egg pan wet with oil on the bottom and get the griddle nice and hot and set it on there and eggs cook in the pan just fine.
I bought the lid for it, and the propane quick connect to hook it to the RV propane. Those little 1lb bottles go quick and are spendy. The 20lb on the camper lasts a looong time.
I try to keep track of the numbers as close as I can but there are still a lot of variables that change so much that it’s hard to keep track of all the penny’s sometimes.Thanks for sharing the breakdown, that's interesting to me to see the numbers involved.
Oh it’s a bit stressful but I try to manage costs as close as I can by prepaying inputs and trying to lock in cattle and grain prices that I sell. I don’t hit the best prices all the time but at least I’ll know the numbers a little closer so I can do some budgeting.
We did 1/2 acre of sweet corn this year. Likely going to do the same amount next year and set up a roadside stand in my yard to sell it. We got around half of it picked and given away this year so we need to do a better job of that next year !!
We froze around 240 cups of off the cob stuff and 10 or 12 dozen whole cobs this year. We gave away 5-600 dozen to friends/family/neighbors for them to process or do whatever with. We did sell two dozen this year so there was a little revenue coming in lol
Here we are still very much family and friends focused as people are the most important things in your life. Things come and go but friends and family need to be first. Right now we’re getting ready to chop silage for a neighbor, than another neighbor and then the in-laws and who knows who else. We all bring a tractor to help each other and it works great.
As we’re all sitting here on GJ being antisocial lol. I 100% agree though. Smart phones have had a huge negative impact on people’s social lives.
A day looking at the green side of the grass is a good day !
iced98lx
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I want to plant a few rows next year in our side yard, is it worth hand planting 100 plants?
It's one of the things I've learned and valued the most as I got married and watched people drift away. I make sure my friends know I'm going to be there to help, asked or not, and that a project is automatically a group project.
100%. Working hard here to reduce time on my phone. I don't do any GJ or other social stuff on my phone anymore... if I want to check in I have to have time to sit at my computer and do it. Means I frequently take more time to pound out replies too, so it's been a positive change for me.
I jumped in on this phone: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-minimal-phone-first-e-ink-qwerty-phone/x/8410206#/ last winter thinking it could help, supposedly mine is coming next month so we'll see if I can really just limit myself to some SMS, music apps, and when forced to work emails.
ripperd
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Oh yeah I'd cook them right in the bacon grease and bits if they were just for me and the wife. The things we do for our kids haha. But they really are a game changer for cooking while camping. Kinda like your wishtec wok hahaEggs are one of my favorite things to do on a griddle !! What do you mean by them getting discolored ? Any discoloring is just the seasoning and flavoring from meals past leeching into them adding flavor and
STClurker
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sounds like I need to take a drive, where would I find the stand at?
Farmall450
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You stole that. Nice shed it's in, too
If I set up enough signs you’ll be able to drive on any road going West out of St. Cloud and find us
That’s a lot of signs though so ….. a couple miles outside of Albany “Out on Quaker Road”
We’ll see how ambitious we get this winter on building a stand. I plan to have it at my place and fill it from wherever the sweet corn patch is so we can move the sweet corn around and have the stand here all the time. That way I can keep a better eye on it.
It'll be at the end of the driveway the Jeep is on.
I took the Heep out today to burn some fuel and make sure it still runs. It hasn’t moved this year so far ….. I put on a few miles and did a few 15-45 and 15-60 WOT runs and er’ma’grwsh this thing never fails to bring a big smile to my face. I did a couple 0-60’s as well but it needs to be in 4wd or it just sits there and turns tires into smoke.
No kidding. I am stoked to have it and I need to get the rest of my long stock on it before winter.You stole that. Nice shed it's in, too
The shed is my “hay shed” and is on the first page of the gallery thread. It’s 48x112x18 with 2 24x16 doors and has a 6” concrete floor. I like it very much but as usual, I wish it were larger
Farmall450
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It's crazy, I'm not all that old and I'm already dreading replacing tires that are "new". Luckily most of mine are inside, except the ones on vehicles (you'd hope those would wear down first
). I'm still too cheap to replace perfecting good looking truck spares...figure they're mostly shaded. F&F mounted and balanced my spare for the work truck 2 weeks ago and reminded me that it is 10 years old
.82355
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Still watering corn?
Martin
Martin
82355
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Just starting. We got the combine out yesterday. We are still irrigating though. Choppers are running for silage.
Martin
Martin
82355
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. . . . . . . and here is how it is going currently.
Pretty slow going in here today. Hauling soybeans for the neighbor. There is a new soybean plant about an hour away from here, so hopefully that takes away some of the out of county truck traffic through here. When the basis is bad enough up North, we start getting South Dakota trucks hauling corn in here.
Martin
Pretty slow going in here today. Hauling soybeans for the neighbor. There is a new soybean plant about an hour away from here, so hopefully that takes away some of the out of county truck traffic through here. When the basis is bad enough up North, we start getting South Dakota trucks hauling corn in here.
Martin
Sifan
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Local facility starts out the season with half priced drying! You want to get a farmer's attention, just say half priced for three or four days, you'll see trucks from 100 miles away. there will be 70-100 trucks in line to dump, normally there is less than 15. Last time I hauled in on half priced, I delivered 3 loads in 10 hours, nope, no more of that.
Good move on facilities part, once they start their dryers, they never shut them off. And most farmers, once they start shelling, they never shut down for corn to dry out and they're paying to dry +20% corn.
for three or four days, you'll see trucks from 100 miles away. there will be 70-100 trucks in line to dump, normally there is less than 15. Last time I hauled in on half priced, I delivered 3 loads in 10 hours, nope, no more of that.Good move on facilities part, once they start their dryers, they never shut them off. And most farmers, once they start shelling, they never shut down for corn to dry out and they're paying to dry +20% corn.
sublime68charger
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Just wondering does this impact you at all?
www.startribune.com
State to process or cull hundreds of thousands of chickens on farms after Minnesota chicken producer collapses
Pure Prairie Poultry, a Nicollet County-based chicken company, had tried to file for bankruptcy last month.
www.startribune.com
Not one bit other than the obvious bad rap it gives the entire poultry industry. Leaving all the growers and chickens to fend for themselves is something that someone needs to get jailed for.Just wondering does this impact you at all?
State to process or cull hundreds of thousands of chickens on farms after Minnesota chicken producer collapses
Pure Prairie Poultry, a Nicollet County-based chicken company, had tried to file for bankruptcy last month.
I need to update this thread !! It’s been almost a month
82355
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You guys getting any rain up there?
We are in serious fire risk. I just had to go out out a field fire at the neighbors place. Lucky we saw it from our yard. I was there with a disc before the fire department showed up.
The wife messaged me that a fire had been paged out (she was at work, and they have a scanner in the ER). So I sent her these two pictures in response.
Disregard my scruffy face!
I didn’t take any pictures on site, because I was more concerned with the fire! The tractor we had hooked up to the disc had the hydraulic flow set really low for a different application, and it took me awhile to figure out why I couldn’t get the wings down. Made me nervous, but I got it mostly under control, and then the neighbor’s showed up with another disc along with the fire department. A few more tractors and discs showed up, but they turned around. Far better to have too many, than not enough!
Martin
We are in serious fire risk. I just had to go out out a field fire at the neighbors place. Lucky we saw it from our yard. I was there with a disc before the fire department showed up.
The wife messaged me that a fire had been paged out (she was at work, and they have a scanner in the ER). So I sent her these two pictures in response.
Disregard my scruffy face!
I didn’t take any pictures on site, because I was more concerned with the fire! The tractor we had hooked up to the disc had the hydraulic flow set really low for a different application, and it took me awhile to figure out why I couldn’t get the wings down. Made me nervous, but I got it mostly under control, and then the neighbor’s showed up with another disc along with the fire department. A few more tractors and discs showed up, but they turned around. Far better to have too many, than not enough!
Martin
XJSuperman
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Its bad here too. A friend lost some equipment and a shop due to a field fire. Supposedly a soil sampler had a car in the field and it was the cause.
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Going to try to play ketchup here !!
I acquired an 041AV Super a little while back that required a little love to become operational and finally got through it. I got it into some wood and it was a real treat. Gobs of torque and I was smiling ear to ear while my carpal tunnel screamed at me due to the lack of any real antivibe. What a blast !!
My cousin came over and framed the opening up for an overhead in my shop leanto. Super stoked about this to get installed to keep the dang birds out finally.
I also had him move the exhaust fan so it wasn’t in my loft anymore. I think it’ll be better here in the long run anyway.
The soybeans are starting to turn !!
The massive patio Mama Bear and I have been working on all summer is getting close to finished !!
Time to dig a big hole next to the patio for the next project on the honey-do list.
Just making a mess of things with the excavator
Miss Lily is headed to load me with some dirt to backfill the hole.
Sort of handy having your own sand/gravel pit
The hole is mostly backfilled and ready for the next step.
I acquired an 041AV Super a little while back that required a little love to become operational and finally got through it. I got it into some wood and it was a real treat. Gobs of torque and I was smiling ear to ear while my carpal tunnel screamed at me due to the lack of any real antivibe. What a blast !!
My cousin came over and framed the opening up for an overhead in my shop leanto. Super stoked about this to get installed to keep the dang birds out finally.
I also had him move the exhaust fan so it wasn’t in my loft anymore. I think it’ll be better here in the long run anyway.
The soybeans are starting to turn !!
The massive patio Mama Bear and I have been working on all summer is getting close to finished !!
Time to dig a big hole next to the patio for the next project on the honey-do list.
Just making a mess of things with the excavator
Miss Lily is headed to load me with some dirt to backfill the hole.
Sort of handy having your own sand/gravel pit
The hole is mostly backfilled and ready for the next step.
Finallygotit
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I cannot believe how big she has gotten! Love the smile on her face while she helps dad.
