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May 1, 2018

17 Super Tips for Chainsaw Milling (Make Better Boards!) - YouTube

17 Super Tips for Chainsaw Milling (Make Better Boards!) - YouTube The tips: 1 Quality of cut can be improved greatly by easing the saw int...

Apr 26, 2018

Morels! - Waterman and Hill-Traveller's Companion

Morel Mushrooms Morels are mycorhizal fungi, that is, they live symbiotically on the roots of some species of trees. Apples, elms, popla...

Mar 17, 2018

Composting - Hines Farm

Blast from past! 250 tons of compost created in less than 6 months by mixing cow manure, grass and weed mowings, wood chips/debris and...

The Green, Brown, and Beautiful Story of Compost

The Green, Brown, and Beautiful Story of Compost

Dec 6, 2017

Woodchuck Tool Skidderoon

Latest addition to our farm forestry tools

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About Me

Monte: I was raised on a small farm in Illinois. My wife, Eileen and I and family have worked together hand and hand on this farm (and adjoining land we bought) since 1966. I attended and graduated University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL. I received a Bachelor of Science Degree (Cum Laude)in Agricultural Engineering in 1970. I worked as a registered Professional Engineer for the Rock Island District, US Army Corps of Engineers for 33 years, before retiring. I held several supervisory positions while at Corps: Chief, Regulatory Branch, Assistant Chief of Operations Division, Chief of the Lock and Dam Branch, and Mississippi River Project Manager. One highlight of my career was developing NIC (Google "NIC - Navigation Information Connection") during the early 90's, in a joint effort, with the District's Information Management personnel and Navigation Industry Representatives. My wife and I have 2 grown children and 4 grandchildren. We have businesses associated with farming, "live edge" furniture making, vegetable produce, and graphics. We enjoy pursuing our hobby interests.

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