Greg plans to follow the same game plan and crop rotations as in the last couple of years. He notes that some farmers in his area are raising corn, but he chooses not to right now. Prices are low and he doesn't think it's a good year to start. An efficient organizer, Greg will be ready to head into the fields in late March or early April, and begin the cycle that will occupy him from sunrise, well into North Dakota's long summer twilight. Right now, he has time to read, go to Joel's basketball games and Krista's volleyball games, and teach a Wednesday night religion class to high school seniors at Saint Rose Catholic Church in Hillsboro.
Nature turns dictator when spring comes, but the snow and cold enforce their own rules.
With everything on schedule and under control, Greg doesn't mind a good blizzard-as long as he has a book around.