Just another "HOT" date on the dairy....with my husband...
checking water, fields and moving equipment!!
(I actually love these kind of nights...)
This field is alfalfa...planted in 2010. Alfalfa usually is planted and can be harvested multiple times
(6-8 cuttings) in the Central Valley. Depending on the weather...it is usually harvested from
April - October. Farmers usually allow 21-27 days between cuttings.
Here is a picture of a windrow pile of alfalfa....cut and raked into this pile.
Below is a picture of the rake...
the rake takes two windrows of alfalfa and puts them into one row.
Here is a picture of a pull behind chopper...and a wagon or hay van (green.)
This takes the raked windrow and cuts the alfalfa into 4-6 inch pieces and blows it up into the wagon.
The wagons are dumped and fed pretty much right away.
Eat up girls! Make that milk...
Speaking of milk...grab a big, cold glass to go with this Fudgy Brownie recipe!!
Fudgy Brownies
Makes: 16 servingsServing size: 1 brownieYield: 16 brownies
Prep 20 minsCool 15 minsBake 350°F 30 mins
ingredients
- 1/2cup butter
- 3ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1cup sugar
- 2eggs
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2cup chopped nuts (optional)
- 1recipe Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting (optional)directions1.In a medium saucepan heat and stir butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat until smooth; set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil, leaving about 1 inch of the foil extending over the ends of pan. Grease foil; set pan aside.2.Stir the sugar into the cooled chocolate mixture. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating with a wooden spoon just until combined. Stir in vanilla. In a small bowl stir together the flour and baking soda. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture; stir just until combined. If desired, stir in nuts. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.3.Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. If desired, spread Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting over cooled brownies. Remove brownies from pan, using the overlapping foil to lift brownies. Place on cutting board; cut into brownies.Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frostingingredients
- 1cup semisweet chocolate pieces
- 23 ounce package softened cream cheese
- 1/2cup powdered sugar
directions1.In a small saucepan heat and stir chocolate pieces over low heat until smooth. Remove from heat; let cool. In a medium bowl stir together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Stir in melted chocolate until smooth.I hope you have a great Wednesday!!!Love & Junk~JulieMONDAY:TUESDAY:WEDNESDAY:THURSDAY:FRIDAY:SATURDAY:SUNDAY: - 1
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