Aneroid, Saskatchewan Canada
Dana Petersen – L. Petersen Farms
Pre-season? Post-season? Harvesters in Saskatchewan are not sure what season it is.
Typically at the end of April, farmers in Saskatchewan have usually started planting or are thinking really hard about it. As for L. Petersen Farms, we are back in the field…once again…but it is #harvest16 that we are still working on!
Today, Saturday, April 29, this HarvestHER was to take the kids to a badminton tournament in a neighboring town. On the way home, we stopped to check on #harvest16. Today, we are harvesting corn that was left out all winter and conditions are now finally favorable to harvest this crop!
I guess meals in the field will start tonight! Happy harvest…or happy planting! Enjoy whatever season you are currently a part of!
1. Be ready to go at the drop of a hat...sometimes without a lunchbox.
2. Has removed the word impossible from her vocabulary!
3. Can hold a baby, take care of a toddler and drive a tractor or combine all at the same time.
4. Must be able to cook for a crew - large or small.
5. Must be able to read minds.
6. Must be able to banter with a parts man until he realizes you DO know what you're talking about.
7. Must be the entertainment director for those rainy days.
8. Be a wife, mom, friend, helper, cook, problem solver, taxi driver or extra crew hand at all times.
9. Can handle the call that makes you react, "You need what? When?" Dropping everything you're doing to make it happen.
10. At the end of the day say, "I really do love this life".