Family Farm Fun

Inch by inch, row by row, it's time to get these crops to grow! April means planting season. Due to all of the rain *Praise God!* we had a slight delay on planting. Usually, the crops are in the ground mid-April, but this year it was later. Planting is a really interesting process because all of the crops can be planted using the same machine and changing the plates and rate of seeding. Sugar Beets The first crop in the ground is sugar beets. To prepare the planter, Boots must first choose the correct plate. The plates vary on size and help drop the seeds through the planter. Then, he programs the rate at which the seeds need planted. After that, he deposits the seed into the planter basket and adds additional fertilizers as needed.  The fertilizers are held in the tanks on the tractor and are applied as the seed is deposited into the ground. Finally, he is ready to plant. Planting beets Checking all the hoses Bah helping check seed bins Beet seed