Laura Haffner

16 Jun Rainy days and Mondays…

Posted at 09:11h in 2015, All Aboard, Crop Updates, High Plains Journal, Laura, New Holland, Photos, Sponsors by Laura Haffner 4 Comments

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Burkburnett, Texas/Clinton, Oklahoma—Well, we tried, but we just couldn't outrun the rain. The Oklahoma crew was rained out starting Friday and the Texas crew was finally pushed out of the field late Friday night. Until the rains hit, the Texas crew was seeing yields in...

12 Jun Race against the rain

Posted at 23:39h in 2015, All Aboard, Crop Updates, High Plains Journal, Laura, New Holland, Sponsors by Laura Haffner 6 Comments

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Burkburnett, Texas/Clinton, Oklahoma—Just like any line of work, it seems like everyone has their own reason for joining a harvest crew. In my time with our crews, some of the reasons I've heard have included adventure, travel, big equipment, increasing/diversifying agricultural experience, lots of hours/pay...

09 Jun Mama said there’d be days like this…

Posted at 11:02h in 2015, All Aboard, Crop Updates, High Plains Journal, Laura, New Holland, Photos, Sponsors by Laura Haffner 1 Comment

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Burkburnett, Texas/Roosevelt, Oklahoma—Wow, I sure wish the song would have said "a day like this"! What a few days it has been. A crop that had looked so promising in a region that had been drought stricken has now had yields reduced in some areas...

06 Jun Laura: Harvest has arrived!

Posted at 08:00h in 2015, All Aboard, High Plains Journal, Laura, New Holland, Sponsors by Laura Haffner 2 Comments

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Burkburnett, Texas— Well, it's official! Wheat Harvest 2015 kicked off Monday evening, outside of Burkburnett, Texas. We decided to give it a try and the monitor registered between 12ish to 14ish percent moisture (to which we were pleasantly surprised) on the first pass. We took a...

02 Jun Wheat update—It’s the wheat harvest run, not a one-way ticket to Mars

Posted at 13:07h in 2015, All Aboard, High Plains Journal, Laura by Laura Haffner 0 Comments

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There hasn't been too much new to report until now. As you may have heard on the news, things have continued to stay wet (understatement) in northern Texas and southern Oklahoma until just recently. It looks like we'll have a break in the rain for...

24 May Laura: The delicate dance of harvest plans versus the reality of nature

Posted at 08:00h in 2015, All Aboard, High Plains Journal, Laura, New Holland by Laura Haffner 3 Comments

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When it comes to harvest work, it isn't unusual that the best laid plans often get sidelined by the reality of nature. Schedule flexibility is the name of the game (a life skill I have to continue work on). Originally, we thought we'd have made...

20 May Laura Haffner: The new crew

Posted at 08:08h in 2015, All Aboard, High Plains Journal, Laura, New Holland by Laura Haffner 6 Comments

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High Plains Harvesting is excited to be entering our fourth year of harvesting and our first year as a member of the All Aboard Wheat Harvest family! While this may only be our fourth year in business, my husband, Ryan, has been around agriculture his...

Author: Laura Haffner

16 Jun Rainy days and Mondays…

12 Jun Race against the rain

09 Jun Mama said there’d be days like this…

06 Jun Laura: Harvest has arrived!

02 Jun Wheat update—It’s the wheat harvest run, not a one-way ticket to Mars

24 May Laura: The delicate dance of harvest plans versus the reality of nature

20 May Laura Haffner: The new crew

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