Welcome to another beautiful day in the neighborhood.... :)
We have been busy with harvest! Beans are almost done for us.
Committee updates-
Buildings and Grounds- Tore the tin off of the farrowing bin that we are tearing down.
Marketing-We have held off on selling anymore of our commodities. Fortunately the prices for corn and beans have increased significantly with over $5/bu corn and $11/bu beans. as soon as we have all the crop harvested, we will make the decision the sell more. We believe the prices will continue to increase due to the report from the government that came out stating our yields are lower then expected. Also, we have one 3000 bushel contract of beans filled already.
Machinery-All harvest machinery is running in good shape and tillage equipment is almost ready.
Customs-Working on bills for soybean harvest.
Crops-Almost done with beans, looking to finish tomorrow. Continued to monitor moisture percent in corn fields. Yields are right around 50 bu/a. Corn will be ready to go as soon as we get done with the beans and switch heads.
Finance-Updated cash flow, we are going to approve bills to be paid and work on our experiential teaching.
PR-We are working on our experiential teaching as well. We also are taking the class picture on Thursday! :)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
October 5, 2010
Today in class, we had a guest speaker. Brad Pfantz from Jansen-Pfantz Insurance came to class and talked about Crop Hail Insurance.
Public Relations: Last week we gave a tour to Helen Olson's orientation class on Tuesday. On Thursday, we took pictures and participated in the Buildings and Grounds experiential teaching activity.
Buildings and Grounds: Last week we had our experential learning activity as well as the Farm Operations Club clean-up day. We taught the class how to construct a windbreak, seed lawn and how to use different chemicals around the farm. 450 clean-up day was a success, we had a decent turnout, but hope for more next time. Overall, we want to thank the class for their help. This week we will continue with odd jobs around the farm.
Marketing: We sold another 1000 bushels of soybeans at $10.43 per bushel. Yields are looking better than expected so it should be an excecptional profitable year considering prices are still above breakeven costs.
Machinery: Soybean harvest has begun and to our knowledge there have only been a few minor breakdowns on the bean head. Our next project will be to make sure the new ripper is field ready as it has dried out enough to start considering some tillage. We will work with the customs committee to make sure everything is ready for them as well.
Customs: We are currently working on our experiential teaching project, which we will present to the class on Thursday.
Crops: We are currently working on our experiential teaching project. This past weekend we were busy with harvest and with no rain on the forecast, we will be busy this week.
Finance: We approved bills last week, worked on the buildings and grounds learning activitiy. This week we need to approve more bills, and it is our clean-up week.
Public Relations: Last week we gave a tour to Helen Olson's orientation class on Tuesday. On Thursday, we took pictures and participated in the Buildings and Grounds experiential teaching activity.
Buildings and Grounds: Last week we had our experential learning activity as well as the Farm Operations Club clean-up day. We taught the class how to construct a windbreak, seed lawn and how to use different chemicals around the farm. 450 clean-up day was a success, we had a decent turnout, but hope for more next time. Overall, we want to thank the class for their help. This week we will continue with odd jobs around the farm.
Marketing: We sold another 1000 bushels of soybeans at $10.43 per bushel. Yields are looking better than expected so it should be an excecptional profitable year considering prices are still above breakeven costs.
Machinery: Soybean harvest has begun and to our knowledge there have only been a few minor breakdowns on the bean head. Our next project will be to make sure the new ripper is field ready as it has dried out enough to start considering some tillage. We will work with the customs committee to make sure everything is ready for them as well.
Customs: We are currently working on our experiential teaching project, which we will present to the class on Thursday.
Crops: We are currently working on our experiential teaching project. This past weekend we were busy with harvest and with no rain on the forecast, we will be busy this week.
Finance: We approved bills last week, worked on the buildings and grounds learning activitiy. This week we need to approve more bills, and it is our clean-up week.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Pictures from the past week....
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| Ag Studies transfer students on the 450 farm for a tour |
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| Crops and Machinery committees changing from corn head to bean head |
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| Machinery Committee Teaching, and PR doucumenting w/ video |
Beautiful Day in September
September 28, 2010
Today we learned about how to better manage our class.
Public Relations-As a part of the PR committees job description we are communicators, and that is how we better manage and help the farm. Today we gave a tour to the Ag Studies new transfer students and began work on updating the website.
Buildings and Grounds-Last week we assessed what needs to be done for the Farm Op/450 clean-up day. We worked on the farrowing barn for a couple of ours also. This week we will be preparing for the experiential teaching presentation and the 450 farm Clean up on Thursday. PLEASE COME we have FOOD when done!!
Marketing-continuing to monitor the daily markets and we are thinking about selling some shortly. We would like to take advantage of the $11.00 beans, and the $5.00 corn. We are also looking at our current yields to see how much we have to market.
Machinery-Last week we completed our experiential teaching project. We presented to the class and taught the class about the 450 farms new combine and some of the new features it has. We explained how the combine works from front to back and how adjustments affect yield loss. Lastly we explained how to calculate harvest loss in the field. Our new 9430 tractor has arrived and it is ready to work. This week we are working on getting the fall machinery ready to go since the weather is nice.
Customs-We are currently figuring out replacement costs for fertilizer to put back into our corn acers, if we allow and work with ISU farms to bail our corn stalks. We are also waiting for some dry weather to allow us to get back in the field.
Crops- It rained all last week so we couldn't harvest. We checked the corn moisture in the bins and decided we needed to dry the corn down.
Fiance-Last week we worked on getting bills sent out and paid, and we worked on updating our monthly I&E and the departmental monthly I&E. This next week will be doing the same thing as more bills come though, and we are looking forward to buildings and grounds experiential teaching.
Today we learned about how to better manage our class.
Public Relations-As a part of the PR committees job description we are communicators, and that is how we better manage and help the farm. Today we gave a tour to the Ag Studies new transfer students and began work on updating the website.
Buildings and Grounds-Last week we assessed what needs to be done for the Farm Op/450 clean-up day. We worked on the farrowing barn for a couple of ours also. This week we will be preparing for the experiential teaching presentation and the 450 farm Clean up on Thursday. PLEASE COME we have FOOD when done!!
Marketing-continuing to monitor the daily markets and we are thinking about selling some shortly. We would like to take advantage of the $11.00 beans, and the $5.00 corn. We are also looking at our current yields to see how much we have to market.
Machinery-Last week we completed our experiential teaching project. We presented to the class and taught the class about the 450 farms new combine and some of the new features it has. We explained how the combine works from front to back and how adjustments affect yield loss. Lastly we explained how to calculate harvest loss in the field. Our new 9430 tractor has arrived and it is ready to work. This week we are working on getting the fall machinery ready to go since the weather is nice.
Customs-We are currently figuring out replacement costs for fertilizer to put back into our corn acers, if we allow and work with ISU farms to bail our corn stalks. We are also waiting for some dry weather to allow us to get back in the field.
Crops- It rained all last week so we couldn't harvest. We checked the corn moisture in the bins and decided we needed to dry the corn down.
Fiance-Last week we worked on getting bills sent out and paid, and we worked on updating our monthly I&E and the departmental monthly I&E. This next week will be doing the same thing as more bills come though, and we are looking forward to buildings and grounds experiential teaching.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A few pictures.......
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| Farm tour 9/21/2010 |
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| Getting ready for State of the Farm |
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| Yield Checks |
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| Getting some work done! |
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| Storing the grain. |
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| Cheking moisture |
State of the Farm
Today, Sept 21, 2010:
Every committee gave their state of the farm presentation today. On top of everything else we had to do. :) Busy busy busy!
Crops Committee-It is Janie Imming's Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Also, they started harvest Sept 14th. The avg. of 180bu/Acres with the moisture between 17-20% at the home farm.
Together the class did yield estimates and it gave everyone a chance to check the crops first hand.
Buildings and Grounds- Have been busy helping clean the grain bins for the fresh grain, and assist with getting a bin equipped with a power sweep. They began to clean the shop area. This week they are preparing for the Farm Op club to come out for their fall clean-up day on September 30th.
Marketing- 72% of our new crop sold at this point and corn prices above $5/bu we have potential to have a strong income for 2010.
Machine-Harvest equipment has been running well. We have not had any break downs thus far.
Custom-Recently put up a new hog curtain. They also recently had a meeting with Swine Graphics, he said things look good so far.
Finance-Updated most of the cash flow statements are continuing to pay bills and manage funds. Looking at communicating with all committees to pay bills and get things that we need to pay payed.
PR committee- Just finished up the brochure updates, now we need to get them printed. Today we had a tour with the AgEd 110 class. The class had transfer students and freshman.
Thanks!
Every committee gave their state of the farm presentation today. On top of everything else we had to do. :) Busy busy busy!
Crops Committee-It is Janie Imming's Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Also, they started harvest Sept 14th. The avg. of 180bu/Acres with the moisture between 17-20% at the home farm.
Together the class did yield estimates and it gave everyone a chance to check the crops first hand.
Buildings and Grounds- Have been busy helping clean the grain bins for the fresh grain, and assist with getting a bin equipped with a power sweep. They began to clean the shop area. This week they are preparing for the Farm Op club to come out for their fall clean-up day on September 30th.
Marketing- 72% of our new crop sold at this point and corn prices above $5/bu we have potential to have a strong income for 2010.
Machine-Harvest equipment has been running well. We have not had any break downs thus far.
Custom-Recently put up a new hog curtain. They also recently had a meeting with Swine Graphics, he said things look good so far.
Finance-Updated most of the cash flow statements are continuing to pay bills and manage funds. Looking at communicating with all committees to pay bills and get things that we need to pay payed.
PR committee- Just finished up the brochure updates, now we need to get them printed. Today we had a tour with the AgEd 110 class. The class had transfer students and freshman.
Thanks!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
New year! Fall 2010 class
Hello! This is the Fall 2010 Class of 450 students! We are getting busy starting tours, harvest, and learning.
As we get reports from the committees we will update :)
-Public Relations Committee
As we get reports from the committees we will update :)
-Public Relations Committee
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