Kansas fires

[RTK]

Modern farming practices is the only reason we never saw that here this summer. Practical thinking, desire to learn from the past and common sense is the reason why we are where we are at on the farm.

Toss out common sense and welcome to inflation, cultural unrest and “woke” idiotic policies and we are doomed to a complete melt down.

I got Spotify playing and lessoning to some suggestions my 20 year old son recommended, some darn good tunes… some not so good, the good ones are now on my play list, the crap is skipped… opened minded and life long learning I call that…

Still haven’t figured out the 27 different genders apparently we have now, old school stuff one XX and XY are required to create a life. Would I be considered practical or am I the problem with society?

[RTK]

Derailed the thread… ignore my previous post.

Farming practices, continuing innovation has allowed us to avoid a repeat of the dirty thirties dust storms.

We need to learn from history in order to not repeat it.

I don’t farm exactly as my father but I take heed when he speaks and states his opinion. Much the same as I need to have an open mind when the next generation brings forth ideas and innovation. That will allow my operation to move forward and adapt to the changing times.

[Guest]

"change with change or change will change you out"
"but learn from the past"
the thing i can't believe is that there were no large prairie fires here this summer/fall

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Derailed the thread… ignore my previous post.

Farming practices, continuing innovation has allowed us to avoid a repeat of the dirty thirties dust storms.

We need to learn from history in order to not repeat it.

I don’t farm exactly as my father but I take heed when he speaks and states his opinion. Much the same as I need to have an open mind when the next generation brings forth ideas and innovation. That will allow my operation to move forward and adapt to the changing times.

But there are those who just refuse to learn from the past, and as the saying goes, are doomed to repeat it. So many clueless people, some in positions of power, and some just trolling forums such as this, who want to take away the tools that have allowed us to not repeat the dustbowl years.
I hate to imagine what this summer would have looked like if not for the modern no till methods.

We discussed the plight of Gunsmoke farms in ND last spring when the large organic farm was in the news for the massive wind and dirt drifts erosion from tillage. I haven't seen any news since then, but considering the drought that most of ND experienced this year, I can't imagine it was pretty.

https://www.wamc.org/2021-05-03/a-giant-organic-farm-faces-criticism-that-its-harming-the-environment

And this is the model that we are expected to follow. This is the group that boldly claimed that they were going to show farmers how it is done. Throwing out decades of hard won experience and research to go back to what didn't work a century ago.

[farming101]

Over 32 miles E - W. This was the largest. There were others. Shortwave Infrared

[flea beetle]

Over 32 miles E - W. This was the largest. There were others. Shortwave Infrared
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I didn’t realize Bigfoot was that big!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Over 32 miles E - W. This was the largest. There were others. Shortwave Infrared
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Looks like it crossed two rivers even.