The American blacksmith and inventor John Deere was born on this day in 1804. He built what would become one of the largest and best-known agricultural equipment manufacturers in the world. Born in Rutland, Vermont, he moved to Illinois in 1836 where he established his blacksmith business. He quickly realized the inefficiency of cast-iron plows, …
Someone once said farmers are like gamblers. Every year they bet it all that their crops will succeed and the price at market will be enough to take care of their family and…
Back in September last year I contributed photos of the Golden Triangle to Montana Magazine for a piece about the Golden Triangle. I liked the article, which was written by someone else, but I didn’t like the title. It was called, “Wind, Snow, and Mountains: Montana’s Golden Triangle.” For starters, aside from affecting the weather, …
There’s something cool about seeing a field full of round bales. And Montana has no shortage of them. This past week I updated my gallery of round bale photos, which includes many new photos of round bales. If you have not yet seen that collection of photos, or if you haven’t visited it in a …
I stumbled across this amazing video of wheat harvest on the Welker Farms near Shelby, Montana. And after a year battling extreme heat, severe drought, fires, low grain prices, and smoke, farms throughout Montana pushed through it all and managed a banner harvest. Check out this video, featuring amazing agriculture photography and agriculture video.
View fullsize A photo of three concrete stave silos illuminated by the morning sun on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Be sure to check out more of my agricultural photography.
View fullsize According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 99% of all American farms are still considered “family farms,” which means they are owned by families and not corporations. However, according to New Food Economy magazine, only half are family farmed. The article that appeared recently in the magazine said 355 million acres across …
View fullsize This is the latest drought map from the U.S. Drought Monitor. Thanks due to the winter snows much of Montana seems to have escaped last year’s arid conditions. For the most part.
View fullsize A silhouette of a farmer driving his tractor while seeding near Chinook, Montana. → Buy a Print or License Photo
