30 Aug Janel: Last stop on wheat harvest

Way up north, North Dakota — I love the feeling of being at the last stop on wheat harvest. We’ve come such a long way, and it feels great knowing that once we finish we’ll be headed back south for fall harvest. I left home May 18 and haven’t been back. It’ll be nice to return one of these days!

We got moved from southern to northern North Dakota on August 25 and went straight to the field to start cutting durum. It’s yielding around 50 bushels per acre. Three other Schemper combines arrived from Montana at nearly the same time. They are cutting spring wheat nearby. Four more combines are on the road and expected here in the next day or two. We have durum, spring wheat, canola and lentils to cut. Our forecast is clear! Hopefully, we’ll cut every day until we’re done.

Janel Schemper can be reached at janel@allaboardharvest.com.

Thank you to our 2024 All Aboard Wheat Harvest sponsors: High Plains Journal, Kramer Seed Farms, Lumivia by Corteva Agriscience, Merit Auctions, Shelbourne Reynolds, Unverferth Manufacturing Co. and U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc.