09 Sep Janel: Barley and durum
Western North Dakota—We got moved further west and north and are near the Montana North Dakota state line. When we got here, we went straight to the field. We have been cutting barley and hauling it to air bins. The barley has been yielding 70 to 90 bushels per acre.
We are now cutting durum wheat and it’s yielding around 35 bushels per acre. The durum is a beautiful amber color and threshes nicely. It’s dry around 9 percent moisture and we are hauling it to the farmyard bins. We have all 8 combines here and have barley, durum, spring wheat, lentils and canola to cut.
Our forecast is breezy, hot and sunny. It’s continuing to be dry and highs are expected in the 90s and 100s. That’s very warm temperatures for North Dakota in late August and early September. We should be able to keep cutting until we finish here. Next stop on the harvest run is Nebraska where we’ll harvest corn and soybeans until we finish typically in November.
Janel Schemper can be reached at janel@allaboardharvest.com.
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Moving north and finding some hills.
Scenery.
Going up a hill.
A nice big field of barley we’ll cut. It’s ready!
Barley.
Going to the farm to unload the combine and go cut barley.
A cloudy day. Durum wheat on both sides of the road we’ll cut.
Unloading and going to the field.
Cutting barley.
Cutting barley in North Dakota.
Nice looking barley.
A grain cart load of barley going to the trucks.
Cutting barley with Jared.
Cutting barley in North Dakota.
An excellent barley crop.
Pretty evening of barley cutting!
Doesn’t take long to get a full hopper.
Waiting on trucks to arrive.
A gorgeous North Dakota sunset way out in the country.
An interesting place to park a car!
Cutting barley.
Combines cutting in a straight line is always quite the sight!
Cutting barley.
A beautiful day of harvesting on August 29. Finishing up a barley field.
Now cutting a beautiful durum wheat crop! Check out the beautiful amber colored grain.
Harvesting durum in North Dakota.
Filling trucks.
I love the sight of combines cutting in a straight line!
A beautiful day to harvest durum.
Harvesting a big field of durum in North Dakota.
My favorite time of day is when I can see my combine shadow! I love it!
Another beautiful North Dakota sunset way out in the country!
Unloading on the go.
Uh oh. We just lost our breeze. So much dust in the air.
Check out the moon! I love it!
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