It’s Mom Sense: Farming in Focus

You never know where blogging is going to lead you.  Since starting this blog in 2012 one of the things that I have enjoyed most is the friendships and connections I have made.  Not only with other farmers across the country, but other foodies, bloggers, moms and the like.  So when I got an e-mail from another blogger who I met at a conference in April, asking to come to our farm and take some photos, I jumped at the chance.  I always enjoy having people come and visit our farm.  Seeing our operation through the eyes of someone else, especially a photographer is always something that I admire.  New perspectives, new insights, and great questions have always motivated me to never turn down a chance to show someone around our farm.

The blogger I showed around is named Sara, and while not a farmer by trade, she is a mom and a consumer who wants to know more about where food comes from, who are those behind the wheel of the tractor, and in general more about our food and agricultural industry.  You can check out her awesome blog that covers everything from bees to junk food, food dye to GMO‘s at ItsMomSense.com.

So for her most recent Farming in Focus post she wrote about and posted photos of our farm and all the crops that we have growing this time of year.  She even got to come out and watch some pea harvesting!  Just click the photo below to check out some great photos and good commentary from a new set of eyes about Kirsch Family Farms!

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Irrigation in the Wheat Field

We don’t have a ton of employees on our farm.  So when it comes to irrigation season, the “irrigation crew” lies in the hands of…everyone.  So today Matt, Yukon and I headed out to move wheel lines in our wheat field.


We got some rain last night as you can see from the moisture clinging to the awns (hairy looking things on the wheat heads).


Because of the moisture and the extra weight of the rain, we aren’t irrigating again until it dries out.  Otherwise we may have more areas that lodge.  These are areas in the field where the wheat falls down due to the weather or too much nitrogen.


These areas will be much harder to harvest and have a much lower yield.  So keeping the wheat upright this time of year is a very important job!

As you can see, the rest of the field is looking very good!  Lots of heads of wheat, and very uniform.  The great farm dog Yukon is obviously an old veteran of running through fields, following in the path of the wheel line to make the least amount of damage.  What a good boy!

And as a side note…for all you pregnant farmers, don’t ever go out moving irrigation without a snack!

Happy Memorial Day

Today it’s simple, thank you to all of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country, our freedom and all the things we take for granted on a daily basis.   Photo from Lens of a Farmgirl.

Those who serve our country do so unselfishly and honorably. So today and everyday, thank you! You are all heroes!