This is a new venture. I spend countless hours on the road. Often times it is in the driver’s seat and sometimes it is in the passenger’s seat while my engineer Mike Sabol is driving to and from remotes. Regardless of where I am in the vehicle – I see the same thing. Farmers working. Their ability will always amaze me. Who is more capable of feeding, fueling and clothing the world than the American Farmer? I am confident we know the answer to that question. No one.
As I see farmers around Central Illinois working – I wonder their thoughts. Do they have concerns already? What is next for them? I have a mind that never shuts off. My quest for knowledge is insatiable.
I was trying to figure out how I could answer all these questions not only for my own personal knowledge but to continue in the education of others. It’s pretty simple, I suppose. I ask. So I have and I will continue to do so as the year progresses.
Our first View From The Cab was shared with Jim Campion. Jim and I have been friends for almost twenty years. We met at the Marshall-Putnam Fair many years ago. Our friendship has grown over the years and he’s always one of my favorite people to sit down and “talk shop” with over a nice cold beer. 
Jim and his family farms in Stark and Marshall Counties. We spent our afternoon/evening working ground to prepare what would normally have been a no-tilled soybean field. However with the harvest of 2009 still lingering over many producers heads, Jim like many other producers in the area needed to work the ground before this weekend’s rain so it would be better suited to plant and produce soybeans.
I spent nearly three hours in the cab of the tractor with Jim. I got a chance to learn about the equipment he was using. You’ll hear Jim in the video explain what it is and why they are using this version. I think it’s an interesting story. Hopefully, you’ll find it interesting, too.
One of our goals with this new project is to get a “hands-on” opinion about the ever-changing agriculture industry. Everyone has a story.. This is our chance to tell yours.
We’ll be back next week.. from a different field.. With a different View From The Cab.
Meghan this is awesome and so cleverly named.. Great job
You did your family PROUD! Now I even know what that red thing does behind the tractor. I might even know what it is does if it is John Deer green .Does it come in GREEN?
LUV Cindy