May 17, 2017

The Art (and Science) of Indiana Crop Management

Already this spring we’ve had some major ups and downs. The mild March and April months helped many farmers get in the fields early, and many got ahead of schedule for the planting season. Only to be followed by days of rain, which kept us out of the fields and concerned about the plight of […]

Don Lamb

April 29, 2017

Springtime at Lamb Farms

You may be noticing a lot of dust in the air. Our mild spring has been a blessing for us as we are already busy with fieldwork. Drive along a county road and you’ll see a tractor shrouded in a cloud of dust as it works its way across the field. Farming keeps us busy all the time, […]

Don Lamb

October 23, 2016

October 23rd, 2016

Popcorn Finished! Harvest is progressing nicely. Popcorn is one of our favorite crops to grow, but it is also a nice crop to have finished. The Popcorn plant itself is much stronger than it used to be, but it is still the corn that we worry the most about. There is a fairly small […]

Don Lamb

October 3, 2016

October 3rd, 2016

Harvest has begun! This is always my favorite time of year, not just because it is payday, but because you get to see the fruit of your labor. So far, the yields have been great. We have had a year with steady water, but not too much at any one time. I snapped this […]

Don Lamb

July 19, 2016

July 19th, 2016

Hi Everyone! I’m sorry I haven’t given a farm update in quite a while. I could try to come up with an excuse, but I got nothin. My last update was after our trip to Kenya in March. You’d think I would have sent a Spring update and now we’ve moved right on to […]

Don Lamb

March 20, 2016

This will be a bit of an “unusual” farm update. I am currently on an airplane that is traveling between Detroit and Amsterdam. From Amsterdam, we will head to Nairobi, Kenya. This will be my first experience in Africa. You are probably familiar with our non-profit, Agristewards, and this is one of “those” trips. Many […]

Don Lamb

February 12, 2016

February 12th – PART 2

PART 2 I put too many pictures on this update, so I had to split it in two…sorry. You’ve heard about our office work, our shop work, and our trucking over the past month or so. Now I’ll update you with some other winter activities on the farm. There is still lots of […]

Don Lamb

February 12, 2016

PART 1 I know it’s been a while since I posted a new blog from the farm. Let’s face it, when I’m in the office most of the time, it seems like a pretty boring story to share. It’s much more fun for farmers to talk and share pictures about planting and harvesting! So… I […]

Don Lamb

November 21, 2015

Well, the beautiful Fall weather has officially given way to “winter-like” stuff now. Can’t say that I’m too disappointed… you can only take so much of a good thing! Last week was a little different for me. I spent Monday and Tuesday at the state Farm Bureau convention and part of Thursday and all day […]

Don Lamb

November 1, 2015

October 28th, 2015

DONE WITH HARVEST! I know it’s been a while since I posted, but I’m going to use the excuse that I’ve been busy! What a great Fall we have had. We cut our first soybeans on September 14th and we were rained out for four days later that week. Since September 18th, we just haven’t […]

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