July has brought us rain when we needed it most - not just for the fields, but for our hearts. Our family has been walking through some of the hardest days we've ever faced, but through it all, Keaton continues to show what it means to be farm kid strong.
Just moments after giving his life to the...

Day 1 of Wheat Straw 2025 is full steam ahead ... and 6400 bales later ...

🌱 Until the next field, God Bless

In todays Episode of The Chronicles of Kayla

We're back in business .... baling 3400 bale in one afternoon on 2 separate properties trying to get it all done before another hospital stay for Keaton --

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🌱 Until the next field, God Bless

We're back in the alfalfa fields for another round of cutting, and today's episode takes you along for the ride! There's nothing quite like the smell of fresh-cut alfalfa and the satisfaction of watching another field get put up.
Second cutting is always a critical time in our hay season - the we...

Farming doesn't stop just because life sucks sometimes. As we navigate another turn in Keaton's cancer battle --- I open up about the changes heading our way...

🌱 Until the next field, God Bless

You just have to keep LIVING... Keaton jumps into his tractor ( ‪@MasseyFergusonNorthAmerica‬ 5S.115 with the Rotary Rake ) we sing, laugh, joke, and it was a good reminder of life.

If you have missed about what is going on with Keaton, please visit his Facebook page, #Stronglikekeaton - he is f...

Welcome back .. it feels like forever and I know it certainly has. In today's vlog we take it back to the middle of May 2025 when we were drilling in Americas Alfalfa here at the house..

To keep caught up on Keaton, https://chroniclesofkayla.com/strong-... on my blog, it will also link you to h...

Not every day is going to go perfectly... and that's what happened. We got just enough sprinkles on the back part of the alfalfa that we couldn't bale it. But we managed -- Jason was able to get all the lime on the front field. And the next day I just baled my heart out -- and had a couple cute v...

Buckle up and get in as we knock out the first 40 acres of first cut alfalfa ... balling over 2500 bales on the first day of hay season 2025 ...

This is the 3rd season with our Massey Ferguson 1842S and the second season with the Bale Baron 4250T - This system is what works best for our operation.

Is there really ever a true day off in farming ? ... no I didn't think so either -- lots to get done in a short amount of time.

We are working Cattle with the help of our friends, Bryan & Sarah - we pulled off 30 of the girls to start the artificial insem process .. our goal for the 2026 calf cr...

It's a whole new Hay Season... and who's excited?!?! Jump into the tractor with me as we wrap and roll triticale for our winter stock pile feed source for the cattle.

We're laying down the Triticale behind the house & catching up on all the new equipment that we have bought this last winter ..

🌱 Until the next field, God Bless

Back in the fields - finally ... we are flinging lime with the Salford BBI Liberty Cart over some of the alfalfa ground.. Its been a pretty wet spring which is a blessing because we've been so dry for a while -- but we need to get into the fields ...

🌱 Until the next field, God Bless