North Dakota Farming

I’ve mentioned that the family in North Dakota farms. This is not 200-300 acre dairy or vegetable farming like the farms near my home town. My cousins farm 23,000 acres! There’s acres and acres of soybeans, barley, sunflowers and other crops. This is large-scale farming, done with mega-machinery.

Recently they completed construction of a 24,000 square foot (~2,230 square meter) building for their machinery and office. Four semi-trucks parks at one end seem to barely make a dent in the space. There’s even a heated floor throughout to make it more comfortable during the cold months.

A whole different world for William and I who grew up in the city and suburbs.