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Recap of 2022

12/31/2022

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As everyone knows, farming is extremely dependent on the weather.  Here are 10 photos that recap the wild ride we had with Mother Nature this past year. 
 
#IamMurray and all the tractors were itching to get into the fields in the spring, but cooler than normal temperatures slowed us down.  These cool temperatures prevailed during our planting season and into early summer wreaking havoc with weed control. 
 
Below normal rainfall in the summer created extreme drought.  We battled the drought with irrigation where we could, but it lead to a lighter potato crop than we had hoped for.   On the other hand, the pumpkins thrived and we had a bumper crop. 
 
Gorgeous fall weather lead to many stunning photo opportunities as we worked at the grain harvest.   The featured photos in the slideshow depict our grain truck at sunrise, the combine at sunset and a magnificent rainbow. 
 
The four of us are still standing at the end of the season after the whirlwind weather rollercoaster of 2022! While we don’t know what’s in store for us in 2023, we know that together we can ride it out. Happy New Year to all of you! You can visit “Wacky Weather” to see how we fared in 2017 with the exact opposite weather we experienced this year.
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BJ’s Christmas Story

12/20/2022

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I was very flattered when I was invited to submit a story to the East Gwillimbury Bulletin magazine reminiscing about some of my favourite Christmas memories.  This was a very easy story for me to write as I have an incredible passion for my Christmas tree (as everyone who knows me will quickly confirm.)  May you have something as special in your life as my tree.  Merry Christmas! You can visit “Spud-tacular” to read an article about myself that appeared in the October edition of the Bulletin magazine.
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Winter Wonderland

12/13/2022

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Whether you embrace it or evade it, whether you enjoy it or hide from it, whether you love it or hate it, winter is here in southern Ontario.  Last night the temperature dropped to a rather chilly -15C with some light snow.  We woke up this morning to a stunning display of crystallized snow sparkling in the brilliant sunshine.  Even though I was supposed to be doing accounting, I couldn’t resist grabbing my camera and heading out into the frigid temperatures for a quick photo shoot.  You can visit “Weedy Wednesday” to see some more photos of winter here at the farm in 2019.
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The Harvest Team

12/1/2022

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This photo of our harvest team was taken on a gorgeous October day shortly after the potato harvest was finished.  It’s easy to tell by the smiles on all of our faces how happy we were to finish the important job of putting the potatoes in the storage for the winter.  All of us worked incredibly long hours to complete this crucial task. 
 
We all have a role to play as we work on harvesting our crops.  While we are working on the potato harvest, we are also picking sweet corn, pumpkins and a variety of squash.  Once the potato harvest is complete, we turn our attention to combining the soybeans and grain corn. We don’t stop until every last field is harvested, picked or combined. 
 
I’d like to introduce you to everyone who worked here this season:
 
Back row from left to right:
RJ, Miguel, Eduardo, Abelardo, Roberto, Jose, Cornelio, John
 
Front row seated from left to right:
Curtis, Darren, BJ
 
You can visit “The Faces Of Our Farm Part I” to learn a little more about Don Thompson, the man who started this business back in 1943.

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