Spring is coming

Well I realize that it has been a really long time since I posted something on here.  I know I said I was going to try and put up a new post once a month, but quite honestly it's been a pretty quiet winter here in our part of the world.  We made it through our first Christmas as a family of 3 which was way more fun than I thought it might be.  Little Madie finally got the hang of opening presents after about a week of doing it everyday.  We have lots of family gatherings so we stretch holidays out.  We also had Madie's first birthday party shortly after Christmas, but that was about all the got accomplished over the winter.

I guess I can't say that's all the got accomplished here on our farm over the winter, we have been keeping busy with some odds and ends projects.  I have been staying busy doing my least favorite job here on the farm, and that's all the book work that comes with managing the business side of things.  Yes that's right folks its not just till, plant and harvest we are running a business here so there's lots of time spent in front of the computer screen in the winter.  We had to get all the income and expenses to the accountant for tax purposes, then there is going over stuff trying to figure net profit per acre as well as expenses per acre.  I know exciting stuff right well for some it's probably not, but for me I like to look at these things and see where we can fine tune our operation. 

Winter in our world also means meeting season and our favorite farm shows.  Here are a few pictures from our annual trip to Louisville Ky for the National Farm Machinery show.

  As you can see we are pretty partial to red around this place.  These were the best pictures I could get with my IPhone that day.  The show in Louisville is the biggest indoor farm show with over 27 acres under 1 roof.  We do a lot of walking and see everything from our seed suppliers to equipment that we would have never thought of.

I hope to have another post very soon with some pictures from around our farmstead so you can get a visual for what our place looks like.  I'm hoping that mother nature will co-operate with some sunny weather so the pictures will turn out.

Just like with my last post here's a short list of some of the things we will be working on.
Servicing equipment(changing oil, lubricating and inspections)
Finalizing planting plans so we know which variety to plant in which field
Meeting with our fertilizer dealer to get our fertilizer and herbicide programs nailed down
Meeting with the banker to make sure we have a good budget in place for this year.

Just like normal if you have any questions please don't be afraid to ask, and I will do my best to answer them.  I can be reached at roberts_farms@hotmail.com.  Please feel free to share my blog with your friends, and family that might have some interest in hearing about the workings of one Indiana family farm, oh and today 3/19 is National Ag Day so make sure you remember all of us involved in American agriculture.
Thanks for reading
Brad