Fall Harvest

By Gary Pahl The harvest this fall is at a rapid pace with the nice dry weather we are having.  The pumpkin crop is very nice in this part of the country, but out east is another story.  So far we have sent three semi loads of pumpkins out to the Boston area with more...

Pahl’s Featured Employee: Gary Pahl

  Employee Name:   Gary Pahl Number of years of Service at Pahl’s:   45 Briefly describe your job duties at Pahl’s:   Read last month’s newsletter, agronomist, accountant, laborer, attorney, salesman, ambassador for the industry, truck driver, entomologist, boss and...

All in a day’s work

By Gary Pahl 4:15AM: My alarm goes off  5:00AM: I say hi to Pete and Laura at Holiday Gas station.  After that, I radio my brother, Brian, for our morning chat.  Brian has already been up for a couple of hours and has begun picking corn.  He has to have enough picked...

Weeds, weeds, weeds…

By Gary Pahl The month of June brings the longest days of the year.  June is also the wettest month.  So what happens?  The garden, filled with precious plants, grows the fastest and weeds begin to take over unless you stay on top of it.  Weeds are the worst element...