The Harvest in Vermont

As I look into the corn and soybean fields of Vermont I notice that the plants are shutting down for the winter and are getting ready to be harvested. The farmers at the barn get the machinery ready for the harvest, including the combines, the tractors, the grain wagons, the grain bins and all their trucks that tow the trailers for the crop. As the weeks go on harvest gets closer and closer, the farmers get their machinery out to their fields and in the coming days they will be out all day and most of the night harvesting and hauling their soybeans and corn to the grain bins to be dried and stored, then hauled off during the spring and summer months when there isn't any crops to harvest.

As the farmers are harvesting they pay close attention to their yield, making sure that it is a consistent amount. As they haul the beans and corn to one of the bins they make sure they count the exact weight. So when they go to bring the corn and beans to the co-op's they want to know what they have for tonnage in the grain bins. So they can get the proper amount sorted throughout the co-ops to get their money in return for the amount of soybeans and corn. The farmers are tired, sometimes they work well past midnight. They finally see the end of their final acreage of their bean fields and cornfields and the smell of the fresh harvest comes to an end. They can finally rest and get ready for the winter and the new challenges that come with each season.