Articles tagged under: harvest
New Fendt Ideal Combine Makes North American Debut
Published June 21, 2018
AGCO has unveiled its new Fendt Ideal combine for the first time in North America. This is the industry’s first “clean-sheet” design of an axial combine in 30 years. This launch took place at the Canada Farm Progress Show in…A Better-Than-Expected Kansas Wheat Crop
Published June 18, 2018
Zeorian Harvesting and Trucking owners Jim and Tracy Zeorian are near Great Bend, Kansas, on their second day of wheat harvest. "The weather couldn't be any more perfect for cutting wheat, that's for sure. It's hot, hot, hot and again,…Next Stop: Wheat Harvest
Published June 18, 2018
Rain continues to delay some field spraying. Hallock, Minnesota farmer Nathan Sugden says the wheat is sprayed, but the soybeans need some work. Once Sugden has fieldwork done in Minnesota, he’ll travel south to help his family’s custom-combining business, Sugden…Kansas Wheat Harvest Begins
Published June 14, 2018
Grand Forks, North Dakota custom combiner Kent Braathen is cutting wheat in the Kiowa, Kansas area. Braathen calls the crop below-average. "It's in the upper 20 to 30 bushel range. The wheat took a beating from the drought. Then, they…Traders Move Past USDA Report, Focus on Wheat Harvest
Published June 13, 2018
In the June USDA supply and demand report, there was minimal change to wheat production numbers. Midwest Marketing Solutions senior market analyst Brian Hoops calls this a sigh of relief. "The trade really feared seeing a larger production number than…Wheat Acres and Yields Lower in North TX
Published June 3, 2018
Oklahoma custom harvester Greg Thurman has been cutting wheat near Vernon, Texas. Thurman says acres and yields are lower. "We're cutting probably one-third of the acres we normally do. I guess we're cutting about one-third of the crop too, because it's…