Wow... Summer is here for sure. Amazing how fast the weather can change from way down in the 20's this past week to up over 90 now. 
the farmers really got hit with the frost on their corn and bean fields. They aren't too sure what effect it had on the wheat yet. The corn just looks sad. Yellow and curling down on the tops. This is going to be a financial bite on quite a few farmers. Ouch!
Doesn't seem to have effect the alfalfa fields though. Folks are cutting and baling like crazy. They have to get it off the fields so second cutting can start to come on. Spring and summer for farmers is a mad rush from dawn to after dark. So many time I see tractors out in the fields with lights on at night working. Trying to tend crops to get the best out of them. I have a lot of respect for the folks that work farms. Family farming is a real challenge. It's a challenge to come out in the black rather than owing the bank everything. The profit margin can be really narrow. You know these are the people that fill our grocery stores all around the world. Farmers and Ranchers feed everyone. I'm not just talking about the farmers and ranchers in the USA. I mean Farmers and Ranchers around the world all deserve our thanks and respect.
Ok I'll get off my soap box. I've got to get out the door for evening kennel care anyway.
Life is a journey... enjoy the trip... Mary E. Robbins & the Hairballs
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