We are a few days away from Monday’s next Weekly Crop Progress Report. This is where we are going to see how much, if any, time was lost getting crops in the field. Unlike harvest, planting can go quickly in a few days. While mother nature did give us some cooler weather, there wasn?t a whole lot of precipitation that turned Iowa?s fields into mud.
I spent the day with one Iowa farmer who was on his last 80 acres of soybeans.
Duane Mann farms up in Northeast Marshall County. He let me come up and ride along on a few rounds of his final field for the 2022 planting season. We talked about all kinds of topics with his family operation, the history of the family farm, and how the family unit keeps the whole thing running smoothly.
Mother nature hasn?t been as cooperative as she has been in years past. Of course, she is hardly consistent from one year to the next. Duane says it doesn?t do a whole lot of good to complain about it, you just go when it works. In the grand scheme of things, Mann says that they have been fortunate this spring.
Mann gives a piece of advice that his older brother shared with him. It is easy to get caught up in what isn?t done or what isn?t going right. But most of the time that is out of your control. You just need to sit back and ?enjoy the moment.?
It?s alright to be making plans for what you have coming up while your auto steer takes you up and down the fields. Just don?t forget to appreciate where you are and what you get to do for a living. ?Enjoy the moment.? It doesn?t come back.
