~Loading A Boxcar~

Today is absolutely gorgeous!!!!  It is 85* and sunny with a chance of rain!  We can only hope for rain!  It is going to be amazing when we get that rain they are calling for tomorrow!

This morning our guys here in Gering loaded a boxcar with our new Stateline bags of Pinto beans!  They are so bright and colorful.  Our guys in Bridgeport loaded a hopper car of Great Northerns!

*Let*It*Rain*

It looks like rain, it feels like rain!  I hope that we get all the moisture that is being predicted!  It would be wonderful for our 2012 growing season!  I hope that we all get to see a beautiful rainbow this weekend  over our gently watered fields.

Happy Easter!

Enjoy time with your family and friends this Easter!

Friday!

It's another beautiful day in the Valley here.  We had hope of a little rain these past couple of days, but we haven't gotten anything.  A little moisture would be awesome.  We sure do need it soon!

I hope everyone had a chance to see the moon this morning!  It was huge!  It was only half visible but absolutely enormous as it was hovering over the Sugar Factory.

This is a picture that I took at the house.  Again, my good camera is still in the shop; I hope to have it soon so that I can share more photos with you!

Happy Easter!

Electric Eyes

These are pictures of our electric eyes in our Bridgeport facility.  Essentially, they sort the good beans from the bad beans as they compare each bean to a certain colored backdrop.  The backdrop depends on whether we are running Pinto beans or Great Northern Beans.  We have one guy running these at all times.  He does an excellent job and keeps the Eye Room running smoothly and cleans on a daily basis.  We also have a set of eyes in our Gering facility over in our East Mill.

Photos by William Wise.

Postings

Hi All~I haven't forgotten about you!  We have been staying pretty busy.  I also have to admit, my new camera is in the shop again, unfortunately.  I am pretty sad about this because this is the second time I've had to send it off.  I really like the camera itself, but my lifestyle is hard on it with dust and dirt.  :)  Wouldn't change it though!  :)

Albin Days

It was an absolutely gorgeous day when we were in Albin!  We set up a booth at Albin Days Farm Show and got to talk with some bean growers in the area.  We had one new member join our coop!

Bridgeport Facility

Today, in Bridgeport, we are filling a hopper car with Great Northerns.

Thank You

I just wanted to thank our wonderful crew here.  This is a picture from our Gering crew plus Heath, our Bridgeport Manager.  Thank you to everyone who works so hard each day to make our company what it is today!

Make it a wondeful day!  :)

Salute to Agriculture

Today is National Ag Day!  Salute to Agriculture and all of our wonderful farmers, ranchers, and everyone else that supports this wonderful industry that we get to serve.  I am thankful each day for agriculture and being able to serve our great nation in this way.

We have come a long way from the horse and plow through the mechanization age and now GPS and variable rate technologies.  It is truly amazing the advances that we have seen over the years.  Above is a 36 row planter!

I am honored to serve such an amazing industry!

Please feel free to add comments about agriculture today as well as share your story!  It would be great to hear the traditions!

http://www.agday.org/