A good day on the farm. Brad seeded last night so I was able to come home early. Felt rough this morning but it was much cooler, +20, and not windy yet. Brad was also nice enough that he even filled my drill with seed and fert when he finished so after the look over this morning I was able to get rolling right away. With both drills running things really sailed along and I think it was maybe 1 pm that we finished my wheat and moved to the next field, mom's by the lake and started that.
Of course, this is when my gf calls to tell me that the alternator light is on again! Sigh. But as I had to depart to get my son I had to leave it in the hands of Dad and Brad and to quote my gf "The two mechanics don't seem too concerned" so what can I say? And a bit of a delay with the delivery of NH3 (anhydrous ammonia fertilizer) to the field so one drill is down. We have a 3rd tank available so I'm hoping that they switched the 58' drill to it and are still with one drill running.
As I am in parenting mode I have to leave them to their own devices and to show them that I have confidence in their abilities to work together to solve and problems they may encounter. As well Dad I hope is finally done with his engineering stuff and will be more focused on the seeding side of things.
Odd thing, you lose things in fields all the time and find things too, usually by hooking them with a drill shank. Case in point found a 8' 1/4" chain with hooks that I'd lose a year or two ago - score! and then this morning a swather crop lifter I'd lost God knows when got hung up on a hang and reacquired!
As for Ponoka, I hate to jinx myself but I do feel some optimism that I'll be done seeding. The 4th of May today, they still may get the 5th field done today and then two more wheat fields out west, 5 of canola and done! If both drills run well then it could easily happen!
It doesn't look like there will be any rain to stop us either.
I have a former summer student of mine who is married and living in Fort McMurray. But they got away OK, no work on their house. It has to be pretty stressful not knowing what you're going to find when you return............
Hopefully forum members are safe and we might hear from them eventually...............
Cheers,
Garry
