Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Western North Dakota report

Not much to see in this vast acreage, other than the curvature of the earth.
Got a call from Guy Rolfsrud, our western North Dakota correspondent. He says it is very wet at the Rolfsrud farm this year, but 90 percent of the crops are in. Mostly wheat, some feed crops. Says that is not the case for many farmers in the region who have been unable to plant because of wet fields.
That's unfortunate, because it looks like commodity prices are going to be pretty good this year (but don't say anything about it to anyone, sounds like bragging.)
Guy says they used two tractors to plant this spring. One to plant, the other to pull the planter out when it got stuck. If you want to see the kind of mega equipment they use, click on the movie of Steve and Virg trying out the Big John Deere a couple summers ago.
Guy says everyone is fine, though his golf handicap is slipping a bit. Right now the bulk of them are in Florida, attending Megan's wedding. (She's Doug's daughter).
We'll expect a full report from Cousin Harold when they return.