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Spring Planting

Mark never slowed down when he got in th field to start planting. He always has a go hard/ push hard attitude. He and his guys put in long hard hours and pushed to the very end. On May 4th we had all our crops in. Literally that night it began to rain and for the rest of the spring it was wet with very few days dry enough to get back in the field. There were many fields planted really late, many that weren't even planted. It was a rough year for all Iowa farmers. It was nice to know we got crops in, but it was sad to know that others were struggling.
Mark tried something new this year planting beans,  something that he came up with and took a risk and decided to try. He took his Salford and used his equipment to broadcast beans into the ground. We will find out in the fall if it was a success or not. Mark is quite the entrepreneur always trying new innovative things. He has always challenged himself to be the best producer and manager of his farm that he can be. He likes to go above and beyond to find new ways to be successful.
Jake and Mark got out the fixer upper tractors. Jake likes his Farmall M tractor and he also helped get the German tractor running. Here the two boys are on their red tractors with grins. Luke spent as much time in the tractor as he could with Dad, Mike, or Tony.  

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