GrainsWest summer 2016

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The Food Issue 2016 39
What
dograin
farmers
doall
day?
January toMarch
April and May
Juneand July
August
to
October
November
and
December
Haul
grain
Create a
marketing
Plan
Seeding
prep
Machinery
prep
Land
prep
Seeding
Crop
scouting
Crop
scouting
Harvest
Winterize
equipment
Grain
conditioning
Plan for
next year
Make grain
sales
Market grain
samples to
local
elevators
Grain
storage
monitoring
Logistics, sales,
storage
Final field
work
Weed
control
Crop
evaluation
Attend
conferences
Vacation
Create field
plan for
crops
Field
tours