Wrapping up Harvest ’19, I have learned so much as a young entrepreneur.  One thing that I will say to anyone who is embarking on the journey of starting their own business is to have tenacity.  For anyone in Ag, they will know that the last couple of years have been challenging with markets and weather.

With crashing soybean prices and enormous amounts of rain.  There hasn’t been an easy row to hoe.  In addition, as a beginning farmer we combat mechanical failures, startup costs, and not having access to all the materials needed for farming efficiently.  Nevertheless we have found ways to survive and persevere.  Each year, I have noticed that we have gained momentum in this journey, which is my biggest motivation for staying the path.

There’s truly a sense of survival or perseverance.  Other things that I have learned in this journey is that everyone isn’t your friend.  Farming is a business and in any business there’s competition.  While individuals will offer you a helping hand, competition for acres and resources can always become a factor.   With that being said, We are still blessed for the assistance and helping hand people have extended in this journey.

This year I watched the quality of our crops progress.  That doesn’t mean every field was a home run, but  it also means we are making strong strides in the right direction.

We were able to have irrigated acres this year which improved our revenue.  We also invested in the soil health which gave back to us.

Harvest was a blast in my opinion.  It was tiring, but there’s nothing like looking in that back glass and seeing that product pour in!

In retrospect, I was still harvesting Thanksgiving Day last year and I left some serious ruts due to the horrendous down pours last fall. This year we were done about 2 weeks before which is an improvement with more acres this year.

I am anxious for the next farm year and the journey that we are taking.

We are planning to plant corn for #plant20 and I can’t wait to see how #harvest20 turns out in that retrospect.