You know this had to happen while I was unloading on the fly. Things broke, beans got spilled and I never said a bad word. One of those statements is a lie, you can likely figure it out for yourself. Those MacDon heads are great rock pickers. It finds every one that we miss.

Canola planted Sept 2 seems to be doing okay. I wish I would have planted the other field the same day as this, then maybe it wouldn't still be in the bag. Maybe a short summer harvest coming for '27.

We snuck away from our regularly scheduled program to take a whirlwind tour of Alberta. From Calgary to Jasper, up to the Ice Fields, then up to Fort Vermilion to visit friends. Planned to help run a combine for a day or two, but ended up visiting most of the time due to rain.

If anyone has a kid heading off to U of G Ridgetown, or knows of someone heading there this fall who will be looking for some part time work to stay out of trouble, we will be looking for someone to run the grain cart occasionally. We are located approximately 12km from campus.

Finally finished the canola tonight. We didn't spray this field thinking it would spread the harvest out, but it sure made for some tough cutting. Yields in the area seem to be a bit disappointing, but I did notice a lot of pods like these out there. Insect damage?

Big thanks to the guys at Chatham Delta for finding our electrical issue so we could get the combine into the canola. I'm sure we will pay handsomely for it, but we never would have found that one ourselves. 6% moisture by the time we got going.

Slugs in the sunflowers. Only where no-tilled into canola stubble. Fields that received fall tillage are clean. No-tilled experts, what's your go-to for slugs?

Both planters just crossed the finish line within ten minutes of each other. After losing a friend unexpectedly the other day, my heart hasn't been in it for the last stretch, but we pushed on. Been one hell of a week. Time for a crop tour and maybe a beverage. #plant26

Hey @MunicCK how many road graders does the municipality own? Asking on behalf of everyone who is unfortunate enough to have to use these gravel roads.

Looks like some squirrels got me back for letting the dog (naturally) eliminate some of the colony. Well played. This war ain't over.

It may not be fancy, but I will guarantee you that it will never have a def system failure. This was grandpa's favorite tractor. We sold it years ago, but now it's back and it will never leave again as long as I'm around. Next winter's restoration project came early.

And that's another season behind us. Now we can start thinking about the 2026 crop.

Waiting for the dryer to catch up so we can finish harvest this afternoon, so dad started backfilling tile drains. This November weather sure has been nice for getting these jobs caught up.

First time growing black beans. Took two tries to get a decent stand this spring. These were replanted July 4th. Not expecting a big yield, but the fact that they are here and we are harvesting them is encouraging.

The most satisfying pass of the year, and conditions are perfect for it.

Sunflower harvest has officially begun.

This Aggie we hired to help out after school seems to be fitting into this circus just fine. Carter is doing a fine job with the cart. Found some damn good beans along the way. Today was a good day 👍

The 1688 has entered the chat, and dad is in his glory.

We joined the harvest party today. Also got this idea off of the internet, so I had Kent Fab bend it out of stainless for me, and it has already saved my ass (and the combine's) a few times by keeping rocks out of it.

First planted canola is up. It caught some rain the night I planted it, and it somehow came up in this lumpy stuff. Finished the last field today and could use another rain.