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bjrogg:
I did manage to get something done yesterday.
We ended up getting biosolids and I finished spreading the wheat at grandmas. It went pretty good and it’s supposed to rain today so that should be good timing. I finished about 11:00 last night so I’m a little slow this morning. It felt good to get something done though.
Hopefully the big rain misses us. And we get some nice weather after.
Bjrogg
BrianS:
Very nice work on the lance and the arrow. I especially appreciate the look of your hand cresting. Enjoying this series of posts. Thank you.
bjrogg:
Thanks Brian. I appreciate that. I always enjoy your videos to.
The crest is pretty much what I started with from my second arrow. I’ve tried a couple different color combinations. Kinda liked John Deere green and yellow but dang they were hard to find. Not that these are really easy either. They have been my colors and crest for quite a while now.
We had one wheat field that didn’t get biosolids. It needed to get its first application of fertilizer. We always split our nitrogen applications. We put about 2/3rds on now and the second third in a few weeks. That makes the nitrogen available when the crop needs it and lowers the risk of losing any from a large rain event.
Normally we would have to apply fertilizer to all of our wheat now, but because of the biosolids we will put the rest of our fertilizer on when we would normally do our second application.
We did try out our new sprayer though and everything worked. I’m sure we will learn lots of little tricks before the season is over, but we are getting started.
Bjrogg
PS really strange having the spray boom out front. Going to be interesting
Buckskinner:
Never was a fan of spraying, I'd rather pick rocks. Herbicides and me don't get along. I remember when I had to spray crops as a kid my glands under my chin would swell up and I'd get a funny feeling in my throat. I finally told my dad I was done spraying and that was that. My dad died from a very aggressive Alzheimer's a few years ago and I'm guessing being around all of those chemicals did not help although hid dad died with Parkinson's as well (also a farmer) so I realize my odds aren't great. I remember my dad taking apart nozzles and blowing through them to clean them out, never using gloves or even washing up after getting herbicide, pesticides, fungicides or you name it on him.
To this day when I use Roundup around the yard (which is very sparingly) I still feel my glands swell up even though I use gloves and am very careful mixing and use the wind when I apply..
So hopefully you guys are using your PPE!
bjrogg:
Yes we use PPE.
We actually do all of our mixing in our chemical building. It has ventilation and spill containment. It is designed specifically for storing and mixing. We followed suggestions from NRCS.
I went home early today and some friends came over. They really liked the longhorn and the tables to. Rained all afternoon so be a few days at least.
also the sprayer cab is positive pressure to keep unfiltered air out.
Alzheimer’s runs really hard in my dad’s family. On or off the farm. My dad is nearing the end of his journey I think.
Bjrogg
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