Plant 2019...The Elephant

This planting season has definitely been one for the books and I mean record books for sure. My husband has been farming all his life and has never seen a season like this. I have never either but he is older and wiser so I used him an an example..lol.  

 By this time of the year we should be enjoying knee high by the 4th of July corn height and green leaf soybean plants popping up through the ground.  However, with the intense rains here in Indiana everything has been turned upside down.   

The only thing in our fields this year that look good and give us a little hope is our wheat fields.  

Which by the way ironically this year was the first time we have planted any wheat in years.  

And so happy we did. 

Family and friends have asked every day how do you handle this spring and how is everyone doing.  We are doing fine as there are others in our area who have suffered major family losses this year and are facing much worse. 

Whether it was a light, brief drizzle or a heavy downpour, it rained 17 more days this spring (March 20-June 21), than it did last season, according to a data tool that theNational Weather Service uses to get climate information. And these are peak days to get the crops in the ground. Central Indiana received nearly 19 inches of rain this spring. 

https://www.indystar.com/story/weather/indianapolis/2019/06/25/indianapolis-weather-how-spring-rain-compares-to-past-years/1526543001/ 

Some days its hard to be positive and optimistic but we all just take it one day at a time. Most days I find our family practicing our favorite family saying...Unfortunately we came upon this saying when our grandson was fighting his battle with Cancer.


                  How do you eat an elephant?.....ONE BITE AT A TIME.

And that is just what we have been doing this spring by knocking out each day ...One bite at a time. And also maybe with lots of prayers....cigars....beer...wine and an occasional Starbucks!

4-H Safety Day

4-H Farm Bureau Safety Day 

It's that time of year again for the annual Hancock County 4-H Farm Bureau Safety Day.  This event is held every year at the  Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds in the exhibit hall.  We take the 4-H kids  thru several stations of activities and topics that affect the safety of our youth of today.  The age range of the children are from kindergarten sometimes all the way to High School.  This annual event has been a tradition for 8 years and the kids look forward to it every year.

Last year the kids learned some basic first aid from our local Greenfield Fire Department.  They did some one on one activities and showed them how to set basic band aids.  One of the kids even got to wrap one on one of the firemen.  

 

Some of the other topics that were covered were bicycle safety and weather safety.  We had an officer from our local police department that is the traffic officer and he rides a bike everyday on his job. One of the most important topics he covered was the importance of wearing a helmet while riding a bike. We also had a representative from the national weather service and he gave helpful hints on what to do when a storm hits in your area.   

Grain bin safety was also covered and they showed the kids a slide of some very important information to watch out for when they see a grain bin around their home or at a friends/family property.

At the end of the event the kids were treated to pizza party and also they each received a free safety day t-shirt.  These items are sponsored by our local Hancock County Farm Bureau.  Also, the 4-H club with most members in attendance received money for a free pizza party for their club at a future meeting.  

This years Safety Day will be held April 8, 2017.  We have several wonderful topics this year too and are hoping we have several returning members and some new too.  

Earth Day Activities

Grain Safety

Home Invasion Safety/Internet Safety

Food Safety

Fire Extinguisher Safety

Farm Equipment Safety

Weather Safety

Have you discussed Safety with your kids lately?