Do you remember the heat wave that occurred July 13, 1995? If you do not remember that stifling heat that struck Chicago you can google search “1995 Chicago heat wave.” I remember it well; I was so hot I farmed naked. “Don’t farm naked” is a new catchphrase to encourage Read more
It is Mother’s Day. Lots of people are posting about their mother, and given our current dilemma in society, I had to look back at what I wrote after my mom passed away. She would probably say this is nothing compared to what she endured from 1927 to 2018. Keep Read more
The combine is the piece of machinery used to harvest grains. When harvesting soybeans, the plants are cut by a sickle about 2” above the ground. Everything is conveyed towards the middle of the machine. A narrow conveyor called the feederhouse delivers the crop from the cutting platform to the Read more