Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Welcome to our world

The title for this first ever blog post says it all.  I'm starting this blog as a way for me to share the story of American agriculture with the world.  My idea is to just tell the story of how and why we do things the way we do here on our farm.  I am by no means calling myself the expert here, and I don't want anyone to think that what we do here is the same on every farm in the country.  This is just a fun thing for me to do, as I love talking about agriculture and farm life with anyone who is interested in listening.  Please feel free to comment about my posts, and ask all the questions you want if I don't have an answer I will certainly find one.  I just want this blog to be a way for anyone that reads it to understand a little better about where the food you eat comes from, and the people like me who are producing it.

Now that I've told you why I'm writing this blog how about a little about me, my family and our little piece of the world.  My name is Brad, and I am a 4th generation farmer.  I run the family farm with my dad John, and my wife Sarah.  We are strictly a corn and soybean farm, which includes approximately 900 acres.  We farm in Hamilton county Indiana, just north of Indianapolis, which comes with a whole set of challenges.  In addition to the farming operation I also sell seed to other farmers across the east central part of Indiana.

I'm planning to post a new blog at least once a month as the year goes on, and eventually I'll start to include some pictures of what's going on here at the farm.  Our business is a little bit seasonal, we are busy in the spring (April and May) with planting, and the again in the fall (September - November) with harvest.  The rest of the year can be kind of slow, but we seem to always have some kind of project going on.

I hope that you enjoy this blog, and learning about farm life, and our family.  Please come back and like I said feel free to comment and ask questions. 

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