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Articles tagged under: USCHI

Labor and Equipment Costs Worry Custom Harvesters

Published January 28, 2026

U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc. President Paul Paplow says labor and high equipment costs have been the talk of the group's annual convention. "High equipment costs are going to be an issue for everybody, and labor is also one of the…
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USCHI Meets in Hot Springs, Arkansas

Published February 2, 2020

In conjunction with the U.S. Custom Harvesters Convention, the U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated directors met on Friday. State meetings followed. The state meetings allow custom harvesters to discuss regional issues. USCHI board member Dane Dolechek says the state meetings are…
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Rolling With the Punches

Published February 1, 2019

The mindset of custom harvesters is to adapt to changing cropping patterns. U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated board member Dane Dolechek says acres have switched away from wheat to what are considered summer crops. "Farmers are covering acres with their own…
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U.S. Custom Harvesters Take Concerns to Washington D.C.

Published February 1, 2019

Members of the U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated Board of Directors will be traveling to Washington D.C. to attend the National Council of Agricultural Employers meeting. Incoming USCHI President J.C. Schemper says the cost of labor is the hot topic and most…
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The Cost of Doing Business

Published January 31, 2019

The cost of doing business is expensive for custom combiners. U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated Treasurer Glenn Jantzen says this is a big concern. "It's a tough economic time. As a forage harvester, we're concerned about the dairy industry. I know the…
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H-2A Changes Pressuring Custom Harvesting Business

Published January 31, 2019

With the ongoing labor shortage, custom harvesters depend on the federal H-2A visa program to bring in workers from foreign countries to assist with the harvest. Rana Zeller, who is a custom harvester from Herington, Kansas, says changes to the…
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SD Farmers Preparing for Soybean Harvest

Published September 8, 2018

North Dakota-based custom harvester Kent Braathen is preparing for South Dakota’s soybean harvest. "I think it'll be on schedule. It looks to me like it would be maybe the middle part or later this week when we get going on…
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Wheat Crop Varies Near Wahpeton

Published August 9, 2018

North Dakota custom combiner Mike Matejcek is harvesting spring wheat near Wahpeton. Matejcek says the crop varies quite a bit. "Actually, I think we got hurt a little bit. Earlier, it got a little hot. Yields aren't as good as they look…
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