Baby, it’s cold outside!
We have been experiencing record low nighttime temperatures for over a week with no end in sight to the single and negative digits. Daytime is …
A new use for our bale scale!
We use a bale scale to weigh our bales. It’s attached to the back of the baler, a bale exits the baling chamber onto the …
Fall Festivities!
Mother Nature paints a beautiful picture of brightly colored foliage in the fall. It’s a time of harvest and plenty. We hope you are enjoying …
Frost on the fields
Last night we had our first frost. It was only a light frost but was a harbinger of things to come. The grass growth has …
Hay is cut for 5th cutting!
We began cutting 5th cutting hay yesterday. The weather window for putting it up dry with no rain looks good. Call to order your hay …
5th Cutting Hay
As soon as the weather settles and the fields dry out we’ll be cutting 5th cutting. This summer seems to have flown by!
Dryland Hay Field
This is a photo of our 20 acre non-irrigated hay field. The ponds in the background are connected to the Columbia River. The field isn’t …
What happened to the rows?
Last night we were in the trough between two big storms. We didn’t get any rain but the winds howled! The 46 mph winds whipped …
4th Hay cutting 2013
Today we are cutting in the field edges in preparation for 4th cutting. Mother Nature willing we will cut the fields within the next few …
Educating young beekeepers!
This weekend we introduced four youngsters to beekeeping. They learned about bee husbandry and then had a special treat – raw comb honey straight from …
Third cutting is being baled!
3rd cutting is being baled! It’s gorgeous! Green, clean, sweet smelling and no rain! Call to reserve yours now!
Mother Nature is fickle!
We’ve gone from rain and cool weather to near record hot temperatures! Mother Nature is fickle! We have a great weather window so began cutting …
Mother Nature to the Rescue!
In the past 24 hours we have received 3/4″ of rain! We were still almost 3″ behind normal rainfall before today’s rain. Mother Nature is …