Well the first harvest in 15 plus years that actually was so much fun has come to a end last night. Wow is it a great feeling to finally hit the last swath and every one gets out and actually cheers and pats each other on the back and say it was a good one to put in the history book.
Its so nice to see my young sons helping and nieces and nephews. Seeing my aging parents still bring dinners and suppers out and actually riding yesterday with my wife the whole day long. Our main crew some have already headed south to their winter homes or back full time at work or just done with harvesting in general and other work takes precedence.
Thanks giving to me is family and like yesterday it ended with a full sit down meal some drinks lots of laughs and mostly just relaxing with family. Friends come and go but family is always their.
So all summer i said the drought that Saskatchewan had was doing good on our farm, The rain finally stopped, yes the 45 days plus of no rain over the hottest part of summer was very stressful but in the end my prayers were answered. Finally the rain stopped and our land actually got a chance to dry up and produce, yes on less acres than before the rain years but it produced a decent crop across the board. Maybe having drill issues was a blessing and our canola actually went in about a week later than most. I don't know if it was timing with the only real two rain events all year but it forked. The barley was all malt and the hrs for the first time in my guess 92 years of our farm every bushel is grading a #1 no questions asked.
So not as high as my Kamsack friends average but ill take the 7 Bushels less and say it was one F#$K of a fun year.
You actually do wonder how good could this crop of went if we had one rain in the month of July. But then you have to look back and think would their have been hail in that one storm that would of took yield.
So for our farm it goes down in the books as the year it actually dried up the sun come out the rubber boots got a rest and we actually had a good year.
So this Plowboy for one is Thankful for every thing that happened this year.
Like all farmers lets see what 2018 has in store.
To those who had a disaster or piss poor results i have been their and it gets you down it eats at your soul it makes you wonder if its all worth doing, you ask what could i have done different, is that a fair price to get the hell out of this game, why do i beat my self up trying to produce food, and finally why didn't i stay working in the city i could of been retired and not a care in the world.
Answer is simple its farming and its what most of us love to do. Its one of the toughest jobs out their with min pay, long hours and few rewards but it also is one of the greatest places to be.
Yes some on here hate my guts i really don't give a F#$King rats ass if you do or don't. Its always been about farming, politics and some fun no lots of fun. Life is to short for me to lose sleep if some one likes me or doesn't.
I enjoy this place as a place to vent and discuss every topic under the sun. Yes some so serious they make the news some so stupid your glad they don't make the news. But its a fun group. Yes lots i know and chat with most days. Some even travel half way around the world to spend time visiting and talking Farming.
Its Farming that is the bond that holds us all together in some way or the other.
So Happy Thanks Giving from My farm to Yours and Best in 2018.
Happy Turkey day!
Any one else see the similarities look long and hard at the two pictures.
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