A Tough Go in OK
Mychal Neumiller says the weather conditions in Oklahoma have made for a frustrating start to the season. "We've been here for about 12 or 13 days already, I think we've cut three and a half days so far. It's been…
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Weather Woes
Litchfield, Minnesota’s Lund Harvesting has been waiting out the weather in southwest South Dakota. "We've been here for two days and are just waiting on the weather to straighten out so we can get started," says owner Kenneth Lund. Consistent…
TX Wheat Harvest Disappoints; OK Performs Better
5L Custom Harvesting found a disappointing winter wheat crop in Texas and better results in Oklahoma. Josh Lennox says he also has a crew working in Colorado right now. "On our third day going here, our average is about 55…
Smooth Wheat Harvest Run
The winter wheat harvest has been going well for Rockin R Harvesting. "Yields have been surprisingly well in every state we've been to," said owner Lance Rhodes. "The quality has been pretty good with pretty good test weights. I've seen…
About Average
Wade's Harvesting owner Wade Haak of Strasburg, North Dakota says the harvest in Kansas and Oklahoma went very well. "Probably above average. We did anywhere from 25 bushels to 70 bushels." Weed pressure was low for most of the fields…
Winter Wheat Harvest Rolling Along
Arrow B Custom Harvest’s Haley Brown, Ponca, Nebraska, says this year’s winter wheat yields have been all over the place. "The wheat's been really good, but it's been sporadic. Where we started down in Alva, (Oklahoma), we had some 70-bushel…
Dry Weather Takes Its Toll on OK Crop
While some parts of the state's wheat crop are in tough shape, Oklahoma Wheat Commission Executive Director Mike Schulte says northeast Oklahoma wheat looks good. "Northeastern Oklahoma grows soft red winter wheat which makes anywhere from 85-to-100 bushels per acre…
KS Wheat “Just Okay”
Elk City, Oklahoma custom combiner David Misener is cutting wheat near Hays, Kansas. "The yields are 35 to 45 bushels per acre. I've had a few fields that have done better than that, but for the most part, the majority…
Winter Wheat Harvest Moves North
U.S. Custom Harvesters Vice President J.C. Schemper moved his harvest crew from Frederick to the Enid, Oklahoma area last week. "Farmers were surprised with the wheat yield near Frederick. The crop had up to 78 bushels, excellent yield and then…
U.S. Winter Wheat Conditions Decline
The February crop condition rating report from USDA says the condition of the U.S. Hard Red Winter Wheat crop is deteriorating as dry weather and the sub-zero temperatures from February impacted the crop. The Kansas wheat condition fell three percent…
