First day of the Last Step

Harvest is the end of our year.  The crop that we started harvesting today, is the result of two years of work.  It's always exciting to see what comes of that work.  We do all that we can to provide our wheat plants with the best chance to produce.  Factors beyond our control determine the final outcome.  After one day of cutting our crop, we are encouraged to see the our best efforts, and a curve ball or two from Mother Nature, are resulting in an above average crop.

A few images from day one of our 2017 wheat harvest

Moving the combines and bank out wagon to the field where we will begin cutting.

Ripened wheat, nearly as far as the eye can see!

Alicia and Eric Mooney in the tractor that tows the bank out wagon.  Eric is a terrific helper. 

Alicia in a sea of grain!

Me and Baxter in the same sea!

The first cut.  Reynald is cutting the "landing zone" where the trucks will pull in to be loaded.

Our field manager!

And a happy farmer!

It was a good first day.  Just about as smooth a start as one could expect.  Looking forward to tomorrow!

Uncle Doug unloading one last time tonight.

Reynald sweeping off his combine windows for the night.

And Uncle Doug doing the same.

Evening line up.  Done for today.

Eric and the gator.  They go well together!! 

Alicia happy that the first day is in the books.