What another wonderful
trip it has been to Delaware, you know a few years back I was here in
the spring and things have changed a bit here. Some on the farming
operation in which I visited and some in the climate from what I
remember it was much warmer here on my last visit. This time it was a
bit chilly overnight though we did have some decent daytime
temperatures. Nonetheless, the experiences I have at Cory's produce in
Delaware have been again once in a life time. Delaware is located on the
east cost, consist of 3 counties, and is a peninsula. Besides being the
first state, Delaware is known to be the Lima bean capital worldwide,
and Sussex County in which I visited is the largest poultry producing
county in the U.S. Pretty cool, huh?
Well,
while I was here I got to see a lot of cool stuff. I was able to walk
through some soybeans and check them for maturity before harvesting
them.
I got to haul a load of soybeans to the local elevator in which
the soybeans are shipped down the Nanticoke river by Barge.
Corn harvest
was over by the time I got here but I saw many producers including
Cory's produce spreading numerous wintering crops to help improve soil
health by decreasing run off and erosion over winter. It was pretty
cool to see that something green was always growing.
While
I was here I got to experience the first shotgun deer season of the
year in Delaware and my do people get pumped about that. I was able to
go one day with Cory, though as harvest continued on we didn't get
another chance to go.
Besides
the climate change on this trip from last trip here a Cory's Produce
has made some big changes. They added solar panels to the operation. To utilize space they were able to install the solar panels on the top
of the poultry barn. Lastly, Cory is now a dealer for Channel Brand Seed
(corn, soybeans, sorghum, and
Finally,
I just want to thank Cory of Cory's Produce for this time these past
few weeks. At times, things get hectic at harvest and many times he could of
done without me tagging along. Though we got as many shots as we could
and he only left me behind once.
To see more reports from Cory's Produce go to:
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| Inside a chicken barn in the largest poultry producing county in the nation. |
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| Lima Bean Harvest |
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