Category: farming
Drilling with a quadcopter
Video and pictures of drilling milo into cover crop residue, taken with a DJI quadcopter.
The LG G3 is still the best Verizon phone for the farm
The G3 is the only phone with good reception, acceptable software and an upgradable battery on the Verizon network.
Farming
It’s been nearly three months since my father left me with the farm. It was precisely one year ago today when he saw my newborn son in the hospital. While we were watching Nolan get passed from family member to family member in the birthing suite, he told me, “You have achieved immortality.” I thought about that…
Canola 2011
Here’s a demonstration video created for the ATS class in Orlando showing some footage from canola cutting in Kansas during June.
Why did the turkey cross the road?
To hit my Ranger. I had a run in with a ditch turkey yesterday. This is what happens when a fat bird jumps out of the ditch. Tip of the (feathered) hat to my friend Robert Mayo for the Angry Birds shtick on which I’ve been riffing for the last 24 hours.
DTV Shredder
One of the suckiest parts of fence-fixing is getting on and off the ATV. I saw this new…thing on GeekBeat.tv and think it would be the awesomest thing to use fixing fence. It’s not likely the most comfortable riding experience over long distances, but pulling a trailer alongside you would be a pretty slick use.…
