So what does a South Dakota harvest crew do when they can't cut? They go to the river. Hoffman Harvesting is still in Gettysburg and waiting for the green spring to get ready. We received rain while we were harvesting our last...
Hoffman Harvesting about ready to wrap up our last day of winter wheat harvest here in Gettysburg, SD. The wheat has been really good with yields ranging from 60 - 70 bu/ ac and test weights of 60 - 63. The spring wheat is a little ways off from...
This photo was taken hours ago from a wheat field near Gregory, S.D. Emma Misener and her crew watched as a storm developed. Emma sent updates direct from the combine cab as the crew began their move to safer ground. A complete photo album is...
Guest correspondent Scott Clark checks in from South Dakota. Recent wet weather in the area has allowed the crew a little down time. This week Scott talks about the move north, waiting on the rain and what the crew has lined up in the coming...
Wheat harvest wrapped up in much of the southern regions of the wheat belt, while northern regions begin to see an influx of harvest crews. Overall the 2010 wheat harvest has been a success in most areas despite battles with storms, temperatures and delays associated...
Part two of Emma Misener’s update finds the crew on the move to South Dakota after wrapping up in Oberlin, Kan. Emma talks about not only the move, but wrapping up in Oberlin and the challenges farmers in northwest Kansas will be faced with. Read...
Emma Misener and her crew have been busy and not just harvesting wheat. This week Emma’s update will be a two part look into what has been keeping the Misener family so busy. Part one finds Emma a little sweeter than usual. My brother David, his...
Guest correspondent Scott Clark checks in as his crew begins the move north from Goodland, Kan., to central South Dakota where harvest is beginning to roll. This week Scott talks about technical issues, and what the crew is hearing about South Dakota wheat. A week...
Hoffman Harvesting wrapped up cutting in Gooland, KS last night right before a thunderstorm struck. Once we got started harvesting, the whole harvest here has thankfully been a hit and miss with the storms that kept brewing almost daily. The wheat was good averaging around 55 -...
As harvest begins to wind down in the southern regions of wheat country, temperatures were lower than average. The cooler weather may give farmers a break, but wheat in the northern regions of the wheat belt lags behind a typical year. Texas – Harvest has...
