Ag on Instagram: The best farm photos from Aug. 14

We bring you some of the best farm photos on Instagram for Aug. 14. Want to get listed in this daily feature? Be sure to hashtag your pics with #agdaily!

{Gathering around the water cooler} The girls and their boys enjoyed relaxing by the pool on a sweltering hot summer day.

A post shared by Richelle (@theprairiecrocus) on Aug 14, 2018 at 5:05am PDT

That cane isn't just a pig stick. I have health issues and long days at the fair take their toll. I'd love to say all went great. It didn't. I waited all year for this moment. Some folks count down days to Christmas, some their birthday. Me-showing my pigs! Months of physical therapy, strict diet, weekly injections, planning galore, a team of helpers back in the barn to get me out there. That show ring I love so much! We were doing okay! Thistle was a gem, she knows what I need, the judge chuckled even at this giant puppy pig so eager to please. And then- everything fell to hell. An uncontrolled pig bumped into my side, just right, or just wrong. It displaced my pubic bone. Yup! It hurt. Bad. I reached to turn Thistle and suddenly the pain was blinding. Nauseating. The judge faded from view, the stands started spinning. Disoriented, gasping I tried to get to the gate. Thistle, my sweetie following me close. Like I said, she knows. I bumbled my way out of the ring. I was going down. Fast. Trying to make it to the barn weaving, on the verge of consciousness. Behind the grandstands I collapsed in the chute. Friends jumped fences and got me righted. Got me stable. That dang price I paid for pride was now throbbing knee, ribs, elbow too from hitting the ground. I suppose had that pride been gobbled up and I'd used my walker in the days prior I may have had the strength. Maybe not. But here I am, laying it bare. Not every moment is an "insta" perfect, not every plan goes as planned. Thursday sucked! The realization that I just might not get to do this again. I left the fairgrounds. I got some cold McDonald's sweet tea and went home with my tail between my legs. Angry, embarrassed, sad. And then I swallowed a shot of some good whisky and my pride, dusted off my pants and walker and went back swinging. Life is all about the lessons. The learning. The growing. Getting back in that ring and hopefully walking (or crawling) away better than you went in. #real #raw #agdaily #notperfect #keeplearning #strive #swollowpride #showmanship #keepswinging #ankylosingspondylitis #pubicsymphysis #disabled #differentlyabled #gratitude

A post shared by Maker's Long Acres (@makerslongacres) on Aug 13, 2018 at 7:12pm PDT

Wylie waits patiently for dinner as the harvest crew fixes the already broken combine. First day of harvest is now in the books! * * * * #agdaily #bestofmontanaag #harvest18 #farmdog #wyliewoodring

A post shared by Kimberly (@ksutacres) on Aug 14, 2018 at 8:12am PDT

Looking out over her cattle. Someday, I hope this leased place will be ours. Someday, I hope our girls want to keep ranching and raising cattle. But even if someday never comes, it is well with my soul. ❤️❤️❤️

A post shared by Richelle (@theprairiecrocus) on Aug 13, 2018 at 11:47am PDT

Just found out the hubs is workin in his last wheat field! ???? . . . #farmer #minnesota #farm #moorefarmsmn #farmlife #wheat #wheatfield #field #nofarmersnofood #agriculture #deeresighting #onlyinmn #grain #graincart #harvest #gluten #harvest2018 #agriculture #harvest #farming #combine #ag365 #combining #johndeere @johndeere #agdaily

A post shared by Kelsey Moore (@kelseylynnmoore) on Aug 13, 2018 at 5:01pm PDT

2 of my favorites in 1 picture, 112 & Aarik ♡ . . . #beefcattle #farmlife #farmlifebestlife #loveiowa #rural_iowa #agdaily #iowa_ag @iacattlemen @iowafarmer #farmher #dailyfarm #reallife #favorites #cattleman #stocklife #cowsofinstagram

A post shared by Haley Pagel (@haleypagel) on Aug 13, 2018 at 5:26pm PDT

Harvest. To most they see it as the time of year when slow moving equipment and grain trucks become a hindrance in their daily routine. But to those who are a part of it it's the best time of the year! After you step into a golden wheat field it seems as though it gets in your blood. From the beautiful sunsets to the staggered line of combines and grain carts bustling around it's pretty hard to beat! Also can't forget a good meal had in the field!

A post shared by Austin W. Schierkolk (@schierkolkaustin) on Aug 13, 2018 at 8:19pm PDT

There’s going to be so much mud in all the places. Still worth it.

A post shared by Ashley James (@thekidswin) on Aug 13, 2018 at 6:44pm PDT

Threw my phone as high as I could on a timer and nailed this photo…. Just kidding, it’s a drone, better to fly a drone than blow down combines, better to do virtually anything than blow down combines #johndeere #s780 #jd #harvest #farming #combine #caseih #newholland #prairies #harvest18 #farmbig #farmon

A post shared by bu/ac (@bushelsperacre) on Aug 13, 2018 at 5:22am PDT

So honored to be a part of the awesome Highview Farms team! Sparkle walked away with the title of Supreme Champion Dairy for the second consecutive year. The 2018 Carver County Fair was another success, and I am so proud of Jacob and all of his hard work. It wouldn’t be possible without the crews both at home and at the show, however, at the end of the day, it still comes down to faith, family, and farming. #ag365 #farmlifebestlife #minnesota #showcattle #undeniablydairy #agdaily

A post shared by Ellyn Swanson (@ellynswanson) on Aug 13, 2018 at 11:08am PDT

We finished dry land wheat harvest 2018! Hubby is finishing a field in town and I am weeding. Hope to get a few days off this weekend before we head up for seeding #harvest2018 #highlinegraingrowers #djiphantom4 #agdaily

A post shared by TractorJen (@tractorjen_) on Aug 13, 2018 at 6:35am PDT

@krjosi has her first day back at work today. So Reagan gets to hang out with dad. You could say we are kind of like Batman and Robin. #doubletrouble #daddysgirl #futurebosslady #dairydoneright #advocate #tillamook #dairylife #ag #agchat #agdaily #undeniablydairy

A post shared by Derrick Josi (@tillamook_dairy_farmer) on Aug 13, 2018 at 8:27am PDT

Curious sheep ?

A post shared by Emma Albers Photography (@emma_albers_photography) on Aug 12, 2018 at 9:02am PDT

This Little Farmer was still playing with his tractor, even at fair ??? . . . #4h #pacificnw #agdaily #farmfoto #wamilksplash #organicvalley #actuallivingfarmer #dairygood #littlefarmer #skagitvalley #undeniablydairy

A post shared by Chelsy Mesman (@organicdairymama) on Aug 13, 2018 at 9:45am PDT

The sunset is warm..not the thermometer #explorealberta#rural #be_one_rural#igers_outdoors#agdaily#smalltownview#outdoorslover#rsa_rural#skypornpicsdaily?

A post shared by Barbie Anderson (@barbiesphotoz) on Aug 13, 2018 at 7:56pm PDT

Are you doing things that set your soul on ? Fire ?? #mondaymood #mondayvibes #soulfood #soulmate #soul #marriage #life #ranchlife #circlelranch #cattletales #ranching

A post shared by Naomi Loomis (@thecirclelranch) on Aug 13, 2018 at 9:15pm PDT