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Our Farming Operation
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6/23/2020 12:00:00 AM
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Our Farm is located near Muleshoe in the southern panhandle of Texas near the New Mexico state line, altitude of about 4000 feet and annual rainfall of about 16 inches.
Jimmy began farming in 1979 with 160 acres, we gradually increased that amount to try to stay efficient enough to stay in business. By 1993 we were farming approximately 1500 acres, and at that time we started organic farming practices on 250 of those acres.
Today, we farm about 4500 acres, mostly irrigated. Approximately 4000 of these acres are certified organic by TDA/USDA. The organic crops we grow are: Blue, White, and Yellow Corn, Valencia Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Cotton, Black Eyed Peas, and Black Beans. This year, we will only have 50 acres of conventional production---all other acres are organic or in transition to organic production.
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Why we became Organic Farmers
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6/22/2020 12:00:00 AM
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 We basically got into the organic business, because we were tired of making very little profit from our farming operation. But of course the reality today is that we have discovered and fully appreciate the environmental benefits of organic farming, and we would never go back to conventional farming----and if organic profits were to diminish “we would rather quit than switch".
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Fall Harvest Time
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11/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
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We are almost finished with our Fall harvest. We just have a few acres of organic cotton to pick, yes I said "pick". This year we are mechanically picking instead of stripping our organic cotton to achieve a higher quality. Due to adverse weather during the cotton growing season, quality in our area is down, picking will help to improve the lint quality. We should be finished this next week and begin planting Organic Flax (a new crop for us) and preparing our land for winter and spring crops.
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