We are now hauling the pumpkins back out to the field.  It will be good to get the yard cleaned up and mowed one more time. 

Mike checked the moisture of the non-gmo corn yesterday and it was still at 33%.  We plan on picking it on the ear but still that is really wet.  "Dry corn" is at 13%.  Our hearts go out to the farmers who will have to pay lots of money to get their corn dried.

Harvest has started!  Mike pick the head lands (Nov 8th)  The open pollinated corn is extremely wet.  It is at 28% moisture and normally it would be at 13%. We are going to wait until after our Open House on the 21 and 22 to finish picking.

Our Turkey Sale and Open House (at our Farm and Geneva Winter Market) went extremely well.  The weather was wonderful and everyone who came to the farm really enjoyed the animals.

One of our Turkeys was featured on a video on how to Brine andGrill a Turkey from Movable Feast in Geneva, IL.  Chef Matt also bought other turkeys from us to serve!  It is exciting to have a chef as a customer.

We now are trying to get our corn picked.  We use our antique machinery and pick the corn "on the cob" and put it in a circle of snow fence as our "bin".  The corn is extremely wet (still at about 23%) and picking it this way it can still "dry down".  We will start shelling and using this corn soon for our animals.  Mike tried to pick on the 22nd and the chain broke on the elevator.  Now we will have to see where we can get the parts for that.

Speaking of the animals...our gilts came home from being bred.  The smallest Berkshire gilt is due Dec 23...guess what Cindee will be doing Christmas Eve!