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December 2009 Newsletter

Writen by: Duane Scholten on December 17, 2009.

Amazing…going to work in the dark and going home in the dark. A little over a month ago my coat was still stored in the closet and now it is freezing outside! 2009 is almost gone and for most, not a pleasant memory. Ever since I moved here from Iowa and started Scholten’s Equipment in 1982, I always felt the Pacific Northwest was somewhat insulated or isolated, if you will, from the economic adversities that happened in the rest of the country. 2009 however, has not spared this area from economic turmoil. The Midwest, ironically, has so far survived the present economy quite well except the livestock and dairy people. Equipment sales and auctions there have been quite brisk.

Harvest Time 2009!

Writen by: Duane Scholten on September 1, 2009.

    Harvest Time 2009!
    Can you believe it? Summer is almost over already! Kids are going back to school. Football has started. A lot of hay and grass silage is already in, and raspberry season is finished as well. Raspberry crop wasn’t a record but it was a good crop. Prices were decent as well. The blueberry crop looks good too, but the blueberry price is so bad that some may have trouble justifying the picking cost.
     The hottest, driest summer I can remember since moving here in 1980. Over 2 months without any rain worth measuring in Lynden.