Category Archives: Farming 101

What Farm Kids Learn

Posted on December 16, 2011 by CCOAF

My son had to do a writing prompt and he chose to write about farm machinery. In his words here is the equipment we have on the farm and what it does. Enjoy! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ … Continue reading →

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I have to start by saying that no matter how much I compare country living to city living that raising kids on a farm in the country is by far an awesome way to teach responsibility, work ethic, how to … Continue reading →

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An Unusual Harvest Season

Posted on November 26, 2011 by CCOAF

In the all the years I’ve experienced harvest season, which to be honest isn’t very many, I’ve never seen a harvest such as this. Harvest usually starts with harvesting the soy beans, then the corn, and finally the plowing of … Continue reading →

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Harvesting is . . .

Posted on November 5, 2011 by CCOAF

It’s that time of year again . . . harvest season. The second time of year when the farmers are working overtime and not to mention it’s crunch time. This is the moment of truth so see how the growing … Continue reading →

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Learning the Farm Lingo ~ Animals

Posted on October 5, 2011 by CCOAF

I had no idea how many different terms there are not only for the animals, but also the animals according to their purpose. Check out this list below and you’ll see what I mean. Phew! Cattle Terminology: Heifer – female … Continue reading →

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It’s all about Measurement

Posted on August 27, 2011 by CCOAF

There are many pieces of equipment and tools that a farmer uses, but during the growing season of their crops it’s all about measurement of precipitation. The best way to measure how much rain the crops get is simply by … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming 101 | Tagged best rain guage, how much rain to crops need, meansring the rain, measuring precipitation, Mother Natures score card, rain guage | Leave a comment

Cattle Prices are UP!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by CCOAF

Over the years I’ve been aware of the market price of cows, pigs, and bushels of corn or soybeans. Definitely not something I cared about in the burbs, but out here in farm country it’s one of the topics of … Continue reading →

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Resilience of Crops

Posted on August 6, 2011 by CCOAF

When we have challenges with overly dry weather during a plants growing season I’m floored at how resilient the crops really are without the rain they need to grow. When I miss watering one of my plants they can wilt … Continue reading →

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The Trained Farmers Eye

Posted on July 20, 2011 by CCOAF

I never truly understood “the trained eye” until I worked for the government for 11 years and was an inspector. Now those skills have followed me and my eyes will pick up things that I was use to inspecting. How … Continue reading →