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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 |
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Pictures from the past week....
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
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
the end is not the end (period)
If you're looking for a funny commentary, sorry this one takes a slightly different turn.
Four years. Most people don't even work at the same job for four years. What do you do with four years of memories that suddenly come crashing to a halt?
the friends.
the parties.
the freshman 15.
the first all nighter.
the VEISHEA memories.
the first college girlfriend.
the 16 DPS parking tickets you got...in one year.
the freshman pranks on the punk down the hall.
the meaningful conversations with your roommate at 4 am.
the only bowl game we qualified for. Get it done coach Rhodes!
the first test you failed, and thinking you had failed at life.
the freezing cold walks to class in a blizzard.
the many forgotten assignments.
the life lessons learned.
the friends you made that you will never forget. the friends.
the good friends remain, the ones that just wanted your stuff, they fade.
Now its on to the real world. We're suddenly tossed from classes and homework to customers and contracts. Deadlines have teeth. Families need fed. Dad's fields don't need planted anymore but yours do, and if they don't get planted you loose money, not dad. Most of us are 22 or 23, we've got a whole 60 years left before we get covered with dirt and start pushing up daisies. What will we do with that time between now and then? In 100 years no one is going to remember us unless we invent something as revolutionary as the clock. Your name will just be another that is read off at family reunions.
What will you do with your life? I feel like living for my own name and leaving nothing but a gravestone behind is pointless. All that will represent my accomplishments is a dash between date of birth and date of death. People will only see a dash for every material thing I ever gained. The dash represents all my money and fame. A dash. A one inch dash. Maybe this life is to be lived serving others, living for some thing so much more than ourselves.
Think about it.
Greg's job could get easier...
So we were "researching" the possible technology to take some of the work load off Greg and this is what we came up with. We figure by lightening Greg's load we could get over more acres...see the following video for explanation.
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