Over the last few weeks, we’ve done a bit of maintenance work to clean up the property around the tractor shed. Bobby gave me the opportunity for a bit of operating time on the forklift to move a few trailers and implements so that Parker could mow down some of the areas that had grown up around them. In the process of moving one of the old decommissioned farm trucks to the farrowing barns we decided to remove the diesel tank from the back and install it in the grey dodge.
We’ve also begun rotating between moving round bales out of the hay fields with Jimmy, and spraying the pastures using Sendero herbicide to control mesquite and cactus. Last week I opened up the south side of the property to the ‘main herd’ to move them into the native restoration project and allow them to graze down a bit of the forage there. John then showed me how to scout the fields for insects which pose a threat to crop yield.” Cody Garcia Summer Farm Intern 2019
