Maple Farms News

Maple Farms News & Events

Look below and check out just a few highlights of what goes on around here each and every week.

Pics		Weekly News and Events

		Week of June 18, 2012 - Wheat harvest will begin this week as it has been hot and dry the wheat has cured out ahead of schedule. - Some work continues on in the new tool shed. The loft and mechanical room were walled off last week and some finishing touches are needed to complete that area.
		Week of June 11, 2012 - This week there are several bushels of corn to be delivered and it is time to empty the big grain bin. - Work will begin on trying to complete the loft area, and the mechanical room this week. Steel I beams and trusses need to be placed and welded. A dividing wall between the two rooms needs to be constructed. Metal siding needs to be hung.
		Week of February 27, 2012 -
		Week of February 20, 2012 - Monday & Tuesday the crew is coming to lay the cables for our in floor heat. Once this is laid out it will be time to pour the concrete for the floor! - Monday was another good partial day to ditch. - Tuesday Bill, Scott, & Daryl are going to speak to a group for the Purdue Management Academy
		Week of February 13, 2012 - Another string of some colder weather is going to allow for some more ditching to continue on for at least part of the week. - On Wednesday several of us will venture down to Louisville for our annual trip to the National Farm Machinery Show. - The concrete crew has finished all they can do before they pour the floor.
		Week of February 6, 2012 - Work is continuing on our new tool shed this week. The concrete crew is back and digging the hole for the service pit and getting ready to start to pour some of the floor and walls for the pit. -If the temperatures get as low as forecasted, tile ditching will resume at the end of this week. - Hopefully the overhead door guys will wrap it up this week also!
		Week of of January 30, 2012 - There is several loads of corn to be hauled this week so a couple of guys will work at that. - Electrical work is continuing to be done in the new tool shed this week. We hope to have lights and outlets up in the west two bays of the shed by week's end.
		Week of January 23, 2012 - There are several meetings going on this week so some of the crew will be in and out attending these and learning. - Electrical work has began in the new tool shed. Electrical boxes, light fixtures, and conduit are all being hung up above and wire is being pulled to power it all.
		Week of January 16, 2012 - Some tile ditching will be going on this week weather permitting. - Time to run some electrical feeder lines out to the new tool shed so we can begin wiring it next week! - Have to haul some seed beans out and down to Pioneer
		Week of January 9, 2012 - Got a good shot of some colder weather this week so several of us are going to try and get some tile ditching done and maybe move to a different jobsite!
		Week of January 2, 2012 - Time to deliver our January contracted corn bushels to Agricor so we are going to be busy with that. - The building contractors have finished with the new tool shed! - The overhead door guys are starting to work at installing our doors!
		Week of December 26, 2011 - Time to wrap up the 2011 fiscal year. Lots of number crunching and pencil pushing being done to finish the year strong and look forward to another prosperous one in 2012!!
		Week of December 19, 2011 - We have corn to haul to Agricor on Monday & Tuesday - There are a few meetings taking place on Tuesday & Wednesday. - Clean up has began with some scrap metal and misc. items from the back of one of the tool sheds.
		Week of December 12, 2011 - We are hauling Soybeans for the first part of the week and corn the rest of the week. - Work is continuing on the new tool shed. Electrical conduit has been run in preparation for wiring the building soon. Two walls are being constructed on the interior and that will finish the structure of the building. - Some ditching was done but it has been a tough go because of the precipitation in the ground. - Maple Farms Christmas Dinner will be held this Friday!