18 Jun Win A Harvest Prize Pack!
You could win a Harvest Prize Pack! Simply comment on the question below to be entered to win. The winning entry will be randomly selected from the comments section of this blog. You must comment to win.
What role do you play in the ag industry, or why are you interested in the ag industry?
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All Aboard would like to say thank you to Syngenta for supporting the 2012 wheat harvest. For more information contact crew@allaboardharvest.com.
David Taft
Posted at 15:49h, 18 JuneI raise corn and soybeans in central Illinois. Have been farming for 39 years.
Livivua Chandler
Posted at 16:33h, 18 JuneMy father in law got me interested and he has been farming since a kid because his parents owned a farm and now he runs it.
Jeff Fuks
Posted at 17:26h, 18 JuneI work at a soybean plant in Volga South Dakota. We make soybean meal, pellets and hulls. Its a lot of work take place in this process. Also we are food grade plant and make food grade oil we sell to our customers.
Josh Carmichael
Posted at 22:29h, 18 JuneI am a weekend warrior on the farm. Thanks to my father-in-law I always have a project to work on.
Lawrence Henry
Posted at 23:37h, 18 JuneThe ag industry has a huge impact on our local economy. Without agriculture our communities would not survive. As a community leader it is important to understand that agriculture has an impact on everyone in a small community. I help a friend during harvest and worked on the harvest run for many years.
All Aboard
Posted at 13:06h, 21 Junecongrats! You’re a winner!
hussein
Posted at 02:16h, 19 Junei love the harvestter work and i would like be whith them.
Jon T Schurtz
Posted at 05:52h, 19 JuneI’m a corn soybean farmer also raise cattle.
Darl Deeds
Posted at 07:35h, 19 JuneI am a farmer in Ohio and raise corn, soybeans and wheat
Doug Marker
Posted at 07:35h, 19 JuneI am a grain elevator manager,,white wheat is a big crop here in michigan, the company that i work for is a flour mill
Marianne Peterson
Posted at 07:56h, 19 JuneOur family crop and dairy farms in Mn. We crop farm 2500 ac and milk 300 dairy cows.
Karen H
Posted at 07:57h, 19 JuneI grew up on the farm raising wheat, hay and lots of cattle. My husband now manages his family farm raising soybeans, wheat, and milo. There are so many aspects to farming including the harvest of each crop. Each is a lifestyle in itself.
Colleen Hashman
Posted at 08:27h, 19 JuneWe farm and raise, corn, wheat, dry beans, sugar beets, alfalfa and sunflowers. It is a wonderful place to raise a family!
Marcy Aycock
Posted at 08:34h, 19 JuneOur family has been in the custom harvesting business for 65 years. I’m very proud of our harvest heritage and our family’s long-term connection with customers.
George Sanneman
Posted at 08:49h, 19 JuneI am a 4th generation wheat farmer and besides raising wheat, corn, sorghum, soybeans, brome, beef cattle, investior in a large dairy and cover crops for improving the soil health for the next generation.
Shawn Meyer
Posted at 08:50h, 19 JuneI was raised on a farm in southcentral Nebraska – we had livestock and dry land and irrigated crops. I attended UNL and have a degree in Ag Economics. I now work as a lender for Farm Credit Services of America and have been lending for about 20 years now, but my dream is to get back to the farm in my retirement!
(And, I always loved wheat harvest most and wanted to go on a harvest crew!)
Karen.
Posted at 10:33h, 19 JuneI grew up on wheat harvest and married a farmer. That’s the short version! 🙂
Nick
Posted at 10:44h, 19 JuneI am a Farm Manager. We manage farmland in four states for a few different clients.
steve guenthner
Posted at 11:00h, 19 JuneI produce indoor farm shows acrosss the midwest.
Dale McNelly
Posted at 11:28h, 19 JuneI am an 80% retired corn/soybean/swine farmer who lives in western-central Ohio. This year I am raising my 58th corn crop.
I dreamed in the late 1950’s of having the privilege of working with a crew on the wheat harvesting trip from Texas to Canada. I have been very happy to follow the posts from the family experiences for the past three years brought to me by the sponsors.
Coincidently enough, I have Syngenta corn planted this year with several weed control products also from Syngenta.
paul reeve
Posted at 15:36h, 19 JuneI drove my first combine age 13,40 years on and i havent missed a harvest,
Mary Jo Maneth
Posted at 17:52h, 19 JuneI’m a farmwife involved in this enterprise for the nearly 48 yrs that we have been married. I’m the “GO-Fer”. go fer this and go for that and by the way bring the meal to the field
Frank Johannsen
Posted at 19:44h, 19 JuneMy father started custum harvesting in 1943. That was before self propeled combines. We would start in norteren Texas and end in Eastern Montana.When self propels came alomg we had two of IHC’s first models [123]
In 1949 I started farming my Dads place. He continued on for another 13 years.
I was involved in Nebraska in heping to implement the Wheat check off program and was also President of the Nebraska Wheat Growers association.
With money from the Check off programs with other States we developed a market development program as Great plains wheat
and put in marketing offices in several overseas countrys
Other states also developed funding programs and we merged into Great plains wheat. I was involved with a number of overseas trips to
to review our offices and also meet with customers.
I was also Presedent of the national association of Wheat Growers.
I still live on my farm but enrolled it in the CRP program a few years ago
Rick Hungwell
Posted at 21:41h, 19 JuneI can’t decide what I like to do best. I like to feed and care for animals, weld, wrench and operate equipment, bookeeping, carpentry,electrical. I like to be outdoors and see rain, soil, and sunlight grow a seed and be part of it. Agriculture is the only business I can do all of those things. Everyone who eats is interested in agriculture.
Dale Doezema
Posted at 06:11h, 20 JuneI am a third generation farmer, and have been farming at our current farm for over 30 years. Dairy, corn, wheat, hay, kids….I love to see them all grow. Blessed to be a farmer.
manda
Posted at 12:21h, 20 JuneMy father is a farmer. As a consumer I play a role in ag through buying. I understand the importance of local farmers from my father.