Posts Tagged ‘scheufler farms’
Milo (Sorghum) Harvest 2015
Scheufler Farms, Inc. Fall Harvest 2015 is officially over. It ended last Friday, when the crew finished in the milo field. Grain cart filling the semi with milo Usually it’s the double-crop beans that are last crop standing in the field, but it was a warm, dry fall. Usually the first freeze of the year…
Read MoreFall: Harvest, Planting, and My (Dad’s) Happy Place
Fall is a busy time on a Kansas farm. It’s the place on the calendar where harvest and planting intersect. Milo harvest 2015 Unlike wheat harvest, which wraps up in less than two weeks, fall harvest lasts from September until all of the crops are harvested. Which, depending on the weather, can be anywhere from…
Read MoreThe Modern “Industrial” Family Farm
Farm life. It’s quite romantic. Or rather, romanticized. Margaret Scheufler, mother, farmer, businesswoman, standing in an almost-ripe wheat field When I talk to anybody I’ve ever met who has lived in a city — or even in a town just miles away from farmland — I’m often surprised by what they think a farm is.…
Read MoreWelcome to the Farm
I’m a farm kid at heart. I love big cities. I love exploring new places, trying new foods, and encountering new cultures. But there is something about the farm — something quiet, something peaceful. A stillness that, even in the the buzz of wheat harvest or the cold, dead of winter, I can only find at…
Read MoreHow a Global Pandemic could Change our Food Supply
From producers to supply chains to restaurant workers to how often Americans cook and eat at home, the COVID-19 global pandemic has caused big changes in the food supply. A few weeks ago I opened the milk crate on our front porch which holds the weekly delivery from a local dairy. I was surprised to…
Read MoreSustainability Spotlight: Large-Scale Commodity Farm
If there is one word I could use to describe Lee Scheufler, my father and the co-owner/operator of Scheufler Farms, Inc. it would be efficient. Margaret & Lee Scheufler, co-owners/operators of Scheufler Farms, Inc. “I wasn’t going to marry a farmer!” declares Margaret, wife of efficient Lee, my mother and co-owner/operator of Scheufler Farms. “But…
Read MoreSustainability Spotlight: Industry Perspective
Last December, Marvin showed up on my parents’ doorstep. Marvin works for ADM (Archer Daniels Midland Company – although nobody ever calls them by their full name) as a marketing agent who procures grain from local farmers. Grain elevators in Saxman, KS – one of the many small towns in Kansas in which the number…
Read MoreThe Next Generation of American Agriculture
My Dad was featured in the Wall Street Journal last month. That’s right, I’m basically the daughter of a celebrity. He and several other farmers in Central Kansas (like my high school classmate Mason!) were interviewed for the article: The Next American Farm Bust is Upon Us. Unfortunately, the tone of the article was less than…
Read MoreKansas Wheat Harvest
My favorite childhood playground: the grain truck, followed closely by the time I spent in the kitchen with my mom helping her “make lunches” for the harvest crew. Most people think that Kansas is land-locked. They would be right — except for June, when seas of golden wheat stretch across the plains. Millions of stalks of…
Read MoreFarming when the Ground is White and the Temp is Low
I work an 8-to-5-ish job. I have weekends and holidays off, I accrue PTO, and if I’m deathly ill, I have (amazing) coworkers who will step up to cover for me. This does not describe the life of a small business owner, such as a farmer. The Old Red Barn A small business owner works the…
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