Wheat Harvest, Day 2

So right now on our farm, as well as across the country, farmers are harvesting hard red winter wheat.  This harvest usually starts down south and works it's way slowly north to end in the Dakotas.  Huge outfits roll into town carrying combines on trailers behind semi-trucks.  Here in Russell, they all park at the sale barn, and it is a sight to see... (photo coming soon)

These big outfits cut wheat for people, but on our farm we do it ourselves.  We don't have multiple combines and big semi trucks with grain trailers... our machinery is a little more conservative...

I spend most of my time on the farm serving as support staff.  Enjoy some video I took during an equipment move...

Last night, Jacob and I got to go help Luke in the harvest field, and it was great family time.  I thought you might all enjoy some of the photos I took while we were working! 

 

Jacob helping daddy unload the grain into the truck...

 

Getting Started...

I set up this blog a couple of months ago.... not a good time for a farm wife to start something new... but despite the fact that things have not slowed down, here's my first post!
I started this on the encouragement of several people, and my intention is to help readers get a better understanding of our crazy lives on a Kansas farm.  I hope you enjoy learning about my family, and the work that we are doing to feed the world!
I grew up in Iowa, but not technically on a farm.  My grandpa and uncle farmed, and I got started raising livestock when I was 10.  I went to school at Iowa State University and studied Agriculture Education, but never dreamed that I would end up living on a farm.  Luke and I met on E-Harmony in 2006, were married in 2007, and had our son Jacob in 2008.  Luke grew up on this land, and has wanted to be a farmer his whole life, so we moved back here in 2007 and got to work! 
Life changes every day... and we hope you enjoy learning about what we do!