Category: life
2025 on the farm
2025 was the most challenging year on the farm I’ve had yet, featuring substantial growing pains associated with the larger acres and scale-up of equipment to accommodate them.
2024 on the farm
2024 was an exciting year for the Traffas farm, with a substantial increase in acres and myriad equipment upgrades.
2023 on the farm
2023 was a mixed year on the farm, marked by a disastrous wheat harvest, continued research and trials surrounding the compost extract project, upgrades to equipment and a slightly better than average fall harvest. After last year’s drought-induced fall harvest […]
2022 on the farm
2022 was a good year. It wasn’t great, thanks to the crippling drought that began on July 1 and persists to this day, but natural disasters notwithstanding, it was a good year in which there was much to be thankful […]
Not quite yet
“What do you want me to do?” she asked. It was May 29 and Diane and I were debating two urgent issues. Would we let Nolan play baseball in the season that was about to start and would we attend […]
Beans, beans, beans
We sure went from getting-stuck wet to can’t-get-the-drill-in dry in a very short time. Finished wheat harvest on Friday. The combine was a champion this year… couple belts and hoses but no major problems…ran last 30 hours without a care […]
2014 Sharon Christmas parade
We had a ton of fun yesterday in Sharon. Thanks to Diane for taking the pictures while I was occupied.