Winter on the Farm

 

What happens on the farm during the winter?

Some might think we sit around in our warm house waiting for spring time planting. Well, this happens some but is not the normal day. Since we have pigs they still have to be checked daily. They don't feel the seasons change since they stay comfortable inside the barn. They are happy about this setup. We are also planning for the spring: what will be planted in the fields, which equipment needs some service before the next season, and selling last years crop; to name a few things. We enjoy this slower season but it's really not that slow.

 

We travel a bunch in the winter time; which I had no idea was apart of the farming commitment. We have chosen to be involved in several farming organizations in our state. Through involvement with these groups we have the opportunity to attend conferences across Kentucky and the U.S. I've already been to Austin, Texas and Big C will be going to Arizona later this winter as well as many across our state. At these conferences we have the chance to network with other farmers and farm wives from across the country. There are also education classes for learning new farming techniques, technology and general training. Some of these conference are similar to continuing education. Since Big C and I did not major in Agriculture we take the opportunity to learn more in this area. We have met farming families all over the country and thanks to social media we can keep up through the year with their farm and families.

 

We do fit in some fieldwork in the winter time too. The boys were happy to ride in the tractor as it was taken to a field to chop up old corn stalks. Big C has also been spreading fertilizer on the ground to prepare for spring and some for the wheat that is already growing.

 

 



Will there be space for boy number 3?

 

When we say farming is a busy life we can categorize our busy year into two categories conference/travel and field time:planting and harvest. It is a family life though because the boys are with us on the farm and they also attend some of the conferences. Sometimes the highlight for them is if the hotel has an indoor pool.