Much like fall, spring is a very busy time on a livestock/crop farm. Sometimes the most difficult thing to do is to decide what to do first. When the weather warms and the fields dry it is time to put the crop in the ground. Time is of the essence when it comes to planting. There are weeks were you may only get a few hours in the fields due to weather. An dry, early spring is no indication of a dry later spring. Despite the pressures of planting, the crops are not the first priority of the day. The pigs always get top billing. Chores, weaning, breeding, load for market, all get done before going to the field. There is a saying that pigs would get something called CP Disease in the spring and the fall - corn planting and corn picking disease. We do our best to keep that from happening. Sometimes that means doing chores before the pigs are even awake and being in the