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An Enjoyable Weekend AND Christmas Challenge

I enjoy many of the same things that most of you do, but I share a very unique bond with my fellow farmers, part-time farmers (like me) and those who grew up on a farm or just love farming. I finally finished shelling corn here in Georgia. I do not want to make it sound like work, because to me, it isn't. My small operation here is a tremendous stress relief and a great mind clearing experience from the daily work that feeds our families. I know all you part-time and farming advocates can relate. It is physical work, but I think the best way to describe it is "emotional therapy".
This summer I worked my weekends with some friends of mine, restoring an 815 IH combine. You can view a YouTube video that a friend, Jerome filmed, of me shelling corn with the restored combine and my assistant Jodi riding on that particular round. When you don't have a ton of acres every round is special and many of my friends have been able to share it with me.
I am enjoying this Christmas season. I hope you all, are also. I challenge myself and all of you to reach out and help someone this holiday season that is "out of the box" for you. God bless.

Comments

BARRY PORTER
January 9th, 2010 - 05:22:17 PM

I just wanted to let rodney know what a joy it is to see you cutting corn on the same field that we cut hay off of for many years just by looking at the tree line i can remeber every inch those fields . i don,t know if you rember me or not i talked to you at tne county fair last fall my son shows angus cattle. i was born and raised on hamilton mill rd. when we talked it was so funny finding out that you are farming all the land we use to farm. we sold our farm on hamilton mill rd, their is a subdivision there now it was at the end of bart johnson rd.in order to keep farming we moved to carnesville ga. where we raise angus cattle.also this is my third year in growing corn for grain so i had learn a lot but you are right i love sitting in a combine e-mail me any time or come up and see us wecan talk abouy corn and cows. thanks

Rodney, CEO
January 14th, 2010 - 01:00:04 PM

I do remember you. Thanks for the kind words. Hope to see you again soon.

God Bless

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