Happy Harvest Friday!

Happy Harvest Friday! 

Yes....we are taking a break and farming...yes, actual combine, tractors, grain bins...kind of farming!  Praise the Lord! 

The boys have been working hard and very anxious to start in the fields.... and now its finally here. ..its kind of like Christmas to them...... ( middle son Mike is really the only one that thinks this way. ...he LIVES to combine!

This means life is crazy busy....lots of tail gate dinners (Little Cesears,  McDonald's.... anything thing really fast! ).... lots of dust and dirt,.... lots of running ( to the parts departments, the mill,  field to field)..... lots of great memories.... and best of all a ton of "family time".....Harvest Life is great!

We are combining soybeans right now,  with corn to follow in a couple weeks. 

Here are a few interesting facts about soybeans you might not know:

▪One acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons.

▪Soybean oil provides an environmentally friendly fuel for diesel engines.

▪During the Civil War, soybeans were used in place of coffee because real coffee was scarce.

▪98 percent of the soybean and livestock farms in the country are still family farms.

▪U.S. farmers first grew soybeans as cattle feed.

▪45 percent of the world’s soybean acreage and 55 percent of production is in the United States.

▪Soy ink is used to print newspapers and textbooks.

▪Soybean is used in plastics, wood adhesives and textiles.

▪Soybeans also find their way into candles, cleaning products and hair-care products.

▪The soybean is the highest natural source of dietary fiber.

▪Farmers across the U.S. grow soybeans that have been harvested into yields of about 2 billion bushels a year.

▪About half of U.S. soybeans are exported to major markets including Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico and South Korea.

▪More soybeans are grown in the United States than anywhere else in the world.

So, we ask one thing of you this week. .. take a moment and please pray....pray for ALL the farmers safety during harvest..... pray for good weather.... and most importantly THANK HIM.. thank Him for the bountiful harvest, and for the food on your table. ...God is good!

"Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;"

2 Corinthians 9:10

~Blessings,

Marilyn and Marcy