today was the day

TravisM · Apr 9, 2012

started planting today. Don't know how much dad plans on planting. Gonna at least make sure everything works. The weather man is still calling for a hard frost next week. Corn wouldn't be up yet anyway.

cumminspuller · Apr 9, 2012

Where are you located at? What model IH is that? Looks like a Tier IV emissions tractor.

Wile E · Apr 9, 2012

In my area they are calling for light snow tomorrow night. The mild winter was weird. I kinda like the cold, to a point. (but not in April)

Fordfarmer · Apr 9, 2012

Nothing planted yet, but I did get started disking today. Hope to have some oats in by Wed. or Thurs.

billonthefarm · Apr 9, 2012

Nick said he saw you guys when he went to Fairview to get more seed oats. I think we will wait till at least thursday when it quits getting so cold at night. We are ready and everything works. The sweet corn we planted two weeks ago is up and doing great buuuuutttt I figure it will be gone after tomorrow night. Oh well, practice makes perfect!!!
bill

ILLEFTY · Apr 9, 2012

They're planting corn like crazy in Southern IL. St Louis area

GordoSD · Apr 9, 2012

All you plow jockeys note the field he is planting. Saving a lot of diesel and moistere for sure. And not replanting weed seeds.

TravisM · Apr 9, 2012

Located outside of Farmington IL. It is a MX 260. Yes I believe it is a tier IV emissions tractor. Have to put DEF fluid in every once in a while

TravisM · Apr 9, 2012

I don't think we are going to push to hard just yet. Just wanted to make sure the planter was going to work and that the GPS stuff was right.

TravisM · Apr 9, 2012

Well to be honest Gordo, we work everything that isn't HEL. That field we can't work or it would have been. We aren't big fans of no till, it just doesn't seem to do as well here as worked ground

billonthefarm · Apr 10, 2012

I guess I've been called worse than "plow jockey" Moldboard plows have been making a comeback in this part of the corn belt in the last 5 years. Whats old is new again!
bill

Sparktrician · Apr 10, 2012

We hopefully will be planting by the end of the week. Around here, most all the succesfull operations work some of their ground. Even the neighboorhood die-hard no-tiller worked 2/3 or better of their ground this year.......

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