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Farming in NC SD. Holding the fort down for the next generation. NSU graduate and former educator. Soil health nerd and Mustang Seeds dealer.

Joined August 2017
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Ritter Farms
5 years
Sometimes its takes two. #plant19
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3 years
@Musetrigger @DailyMail We care about hypocrisy and elitist doing whatever they want, whenever they want, while the rest of us are supposed to follow their rules to control the sheep.
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Ritter Farms
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The finish line is in sight! Have to finish up a few things, clean up and a lot of tooling up, but we are close. Should start moving some equipment in next week ahead of the storm. Office area is going to take a little more time....
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Ritter Farms
2 years
No words needed...
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2 years
Laid down some pretty good strips yesterday in heavy corn residue. Soils were wet and humidity was high. Very pleased how the machine handled tough conditions.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Park those combine boys. It's not worth it.
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3 years
@blue42020 @IAGovernor I am sorry for the people that have suffered from Covid. What else is there left to do. Masks and lockdowns have proven ineffective and the vaccines do not work like they were intended. It's like trying to beat the common cold or flu. Early treatment and care are more necessary.
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We were supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow. Instead, we got rain. I have never seen this much ice before. It is absolutely amazing and disheartening at the same time. The tree damage is unreal. Hopefully, we warm up soon....
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Ritter Farms
5 years
Harvest on Leap Day. Why not!!
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Ritter Farms
5 years
And we're cooking!
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Ritter Farms
2 years
A thread in pictures...
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Ritter Farms
2 years
Missouri River Valley. Campbell County, SD.
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Ritter Farms
2 years
Lake Campbell. Mound City South Dakota. Big rains last night. Lived beside this lake my entire and have never seen the spillway run this hard.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Fighting fires at the beginning of March is not normal. Just got it put out. Five fire departments and lots of volunteer help.
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@ritter_farms
Ritter Farms
2 years
We found a few today...
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5 years
Skipping school today because I have a guy missing today. Not sure an 11 year old could have it any better.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
What a game!! Herreid/Selby Area headed to the State Championship with a win over De Smet. Congratulations players and coaches! 1 more to seal the deal!!!!! @FootballHsa
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Ritter Farms
2 years
The Sunday skeleton crew keeping planting moving forward!
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Ritter Farms
3 years
#Drought2021 rolls along.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
@vnalquijay @RealCandaceO Bringing a child into the world now triggers people. Truly pathetic.
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Ritter Farms
2 years
First day out on the ice. Earliest I can ever recall. Fishing was slow. The views and sounds were incredible!! The ice was singing an awesome tune...
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Ritter Farms
2 years
I think this will be a common sight today....
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Ritter Farms
5 years
I just got in the grain cart tractor and found this a run screen. I'm not sure my operator is enjoying his job anymore. Any advice @graincartguy
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Ritter Farms
3 years
We had a visitor come join us on the boat yesterday.....
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Ritter Farms
3 years
@RyanMaue Most of us are very aware the differences between tornado and derecho. That's why they don't have the same name. Our president not so much....
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Ritter Farms
2 years
It always amazes me how fast these crews can form and pour. Start at noon one day and done by noon the next.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Great way to spend an evening!! #FridayNightLights
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Good morning.....
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Ritter Farms
3 years
First time stripping. We are going to learn alot this spring. Seems to be working well on fall tillage ground. Our no till soils will be the test.
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Ritter Farms
2 years
Let's Go Stripping!!
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Ritter Farms
1 year
Soybeans look pretty happy... #SoilHealth #mustangseeds
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2 years
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6 years
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Ritter Farms
1 year
Well, there goes an early Spring, on time Spring and probably any Spring. Good luck Dakotas....
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Ritter Farms
4 years
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Ritter Farms
2 years
I guess that's a wrap for the day. Busch Latte time!!
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Ritter Farms
1 year
Total team effort....
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Ritter Farms
6 years
@stuwhitney Hey clueless Stu. Do you suppose there is any correlation between NSU men's and women's BB programs leading the nation in D2 attendance and state B tournament attendance? Aberdeen is a basketball town, period.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
It's planting through cattails dry in NC SD.
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Ritter Farms
1 year
@wluyks I filmed this one operating in north central SD last week. Interesting concept that probably has some potential IMO
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Ritter Farms
11 months
Breakfast of Champions?? Perhaps....
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Ritter Farms
3 years
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Ritter Farms
5 years
@robertreese_4 @RobertMcCain10 One tractor couldn't pull through. Extremely high water table. I just hooked two together with a 1/2 chain and planted about 100 acres like this. #1000hp
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Ritter Farms
1 year
I will admit, I have trust issues......
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Ritter Farms
2 years
Why is a stuffed full grain cart so satisfying??
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Well, we broke ground on a new shop building last night. We out grew our old shop a long time ago. Very excited to see it progress over the next few months. Hopefully Covid delays don't take their toll too much. Picked a hell of a year to do it. #Drought2021 #covid
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Good morning. 3 generations making hay on a beauty of a day.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
On the bright side, these beans are stacking pods like crazy (Mustang 16C150). Found 9 pods on a node on the first plant I pulled. All the heat this year is really moving this crop along.
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Ritter Farms
5 years
It's getting a bit treacherous out here...
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Ritter Farms
5 years
Went for a drive this morning to assess storm damage. That was dumb....
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Serenity now.....
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Ritter Farms
1 year
It's that time of year again when I get reminded of how little I know about electricity.....
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Ritter Farms
4 years
This is his kind of school. 1st solo run.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Trucks and grain cart are full for morning. 250+ acres today. One thing for sure, a CaseIH 9250 fuel tank is about 150 gallons too small! Good night tweeps!
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Happy Anniversary Babe. 19 years and counting. I'm proof it pays to swing for the fences!!
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Busy night....The harvest push is in full gear.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Sunset and Moonrise about 30 minutes apart on mighty Lake Oahe
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Ritter Farms
5 years
Things are getting a little Western today.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
It was great to be back on the hardwater!!!
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Ritter Farms
4 years
I'm starting to enjoy this virtual learning thing...
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Ritter Farms
5 years
February corn harvest. Nothing unusual here.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
It was another perfect evening under the #FridayNightLights Herreid/Selby Area-56 Sully Buttes-6 The Wolverines are 7-0 on the year and one of the top teams in class 9A.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
My favorite time of the day. Temperature is always lower and the air a little crisper.
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Ritter Farms
2 years
Made a quick run to the fish market this morning...
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2 years
A productive Sunday for once...
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Ritter Farms
3 years
We should have the walleyes surrounded...
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Ritter Farms
4 years
A little late to the party, but still should be a good time!! #plant2020
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Ritter Farms
4 years
-32 below wind chill. Nice inside!!!
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Ritter Farms
2 years
Ice fishing might be starting early this year!!!
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Ritter Farms
2 years
Liberty Herbicide works apparently....
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Ritter Farms
3 years
@BuschBeer My row marker....
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Ritter Farms
2 years
My grain leg lights are really bright. Mother Nature wins again.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Harvest conditions=not perfect.
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Ritter Farms
2 years
No better way to spend a day! #post100
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Ritter Farms
5 years
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2 years
A really good day....
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2 years
@josh_sayler 1.5" ideally. Chase moisture past 2" sometimes. Sometimes I broadcast them when a hose comes off the planter or seeder....
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Ritter Farms
2 years
After great emergence and growth last fall, the cereal rye encountered a tough winter and spring. Too much leaf matter has been compromised to reach full potential. It served its purpose, and did the soil right for 8 months. Will be terminated and planted into beans and corn.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Wolverine Victory!!! On to the semifinals... Lots of credit to Castlewood, they played a great game tonight.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
The storms in the area made for some cool looking clouds tonight. Spotty storms at best. Some did pretty well others got nothing.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Took the morning off. Glad I did!!
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3 years
Beautiful day to be stripping. @lynxmfg
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Useful at times they are
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4 years
Getting the kids some practice today. Good times!
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Ritter Farms
5 years
Sure glad I took the duals off 5 hours ago. Hope you guys aren't jealous of my corn😁😁😁.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Spent the night in the ice shack and was awakened by a couple of these. #eelpout Caught some walleyes and couple of catfish as well.
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Ritter Farms
3 years
Mustang 0996. Just pushing tassels.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Running some Mustang C-156N Conventional Beans for the next couple of days. Then hopefully back to corn.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
@graincartguy You'll be chewing your salesman's ass after 1 hour of operation.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
Censorship is not a characteristic of a free society. Divisions will only grow deeper as mistrust deepens. To say we have a problem would be a massive understatement.
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Ritter Farms
5 years
Slowly but surely. Hoping for some decent weather to get this project completed.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
18 years later. Been a great ride so far!!
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Ritter Farms
4 years
I think my intended planting start date has been moved back 1 DAY.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
@carborundum77 @SDHighwayPatrol Why not start your paragraph by asking questions? This happened in my neighborhood. The vehicle made an illegal pass at an intersection while the equipment was making a left handed turn. Thankfully no one was seriously injured. Ask questions first, then you won't look stupid.
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Ritter Farms
2 years
@sizov_andre "Rapid planting" does not imply intended will be planted. ND will end up missing a massive amount of intended spring wheat acres. This past weekend's rains in the northern plains subsequently closed the window for more wheat and corn acres in much if ND.
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Ritter Farms
5 years
After a very humid week, we are finally getting some oats baled up. Looks like it's going to do about 5 bales per acre. Not to shabby for this sandy soil.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
It took awhile, but finally back on Lake Ohae for the hard water season. The ice is about 1 Busch light thick.
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Ritter Farms
2 years
The wind finally went down enough to restart the harvest.
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Ritter Farms
4 years
@si_ncaafb And just like that, all the talking sports heads forgot about mass protests across our nation. But apparently those could never conceivably spread Covid. #doublestandardsliveon
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Ritter Farms
5 years
Work has begun on a dryer and grain handling system here at the farm. It's going to be a well needed improvement judging by our late corn crop.
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