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20 Jul Nightly rain showers

Posted at 08:00h in 2015, aawh, All Aboard, Crop Updates, harvest, High Plains Journal, Jenna, New Holland, Photos, stories, wheat, Z Crew by z crew 2 Comments

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Limon, Colorado—Every morning around 9 a.m., Dad heads to the field for his daily combine maintenance. He'll call back to the camper around 11 a.m. and request Mom is brought to the field around 12 p.m. Noon rolls around and I'll drive Mom to the...

19 Jul A trucker’s tale

Posted at 20:56h in 2015, aawh, All Aboard, harvest, High Plains Journal, New Holland, Photos, Sponsors, Stephanie, stories, Syngenta, wheat by Stephanie 7 Comments

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Big Springs, Nebraska—As a truck driver, you need to know your cardinal directions. You also need to know how to decipher directions from many different types of people because you never know where your guidance will be coming from. Please read on to learn about...

19 Jul A little tractor repair

Posted at 08:00h in 2015, All Aboard, Emma, High Plains Journal, New Holland, Photos by emma misener 4 Comments

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Even when it rains, we still have work to do. We may not be in the field, but we have plenty to do around the shop, like tractor repair. This isn't just any old tractor that we were working on. It is a John Deere...

18 Jul Changing ZIP codes

Posted at 15:20h in 2015, aawh, All Aboard, Crop Updates, harvest, High Plains Journal, New Holland, Photos, Sponsors, Stephanie, stories, Syngenta, wheat by Stephanie 4 Comments

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Big Springs, Nebraska—The time has come to bid farewell to St. Francis! It’s always bittersweet but we were there for two weeks, which for a harvester feels like a decade. The best part of going around and paying our bills is not only seeing everyone...

18 Jul Combine by Moonlight

Posted at 08:00h in 2015, All Aboard, Emma, High Plains Journal, Photos by emma misener 4 Comments

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I found these couple pictures hiding in my camera and thought that they were worthy of their very own post! This particular night, the moon was so big and bright. It seemed you could see forever into the night. I suppose part of this phenomenon...

17 Jul A little rain never hurt anyone

Posted at 16:02h in 2015, All Aboard, Crop Updates, Emma, High Plains Journal, New Holland, Photos by emma misener 4 Comments

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After a much needed break for the Fourth, we headed back to the field and started cutting once again. Other than the few green weeds that are growing in the fields, the wheat is good. As I mentioned in a previous post, we are keeping...

17 Jul Million-mile drivers

Posted at 12:00h in 2015, All Aboard, harvest, High Plains Journal, Megan, New Holland by Megan Roland 4 Comments

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Growing up in rural Nebraska means that riding and driving are learned from early ages and quickly become the norm. This mentality has carried over into my adult life as well. So, it was no surprise when I got off work the morning of July...

17 Jul An update from the crew with Mark

Posted at 08:25h in 2015, aawh, All Aboard, Crop Updates, harvest, High Plains Journal, Laura, New Holland, Photos by Laura Haffner 1 Comment

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Stoneham, Colorado, and Sidney, Nebraska—The crew with Mark is currently working in the two locations listed. It has been a very busy few days. Mark reported that while he was in Colorado, he was seeing yields in the 25- to 65-bushel-per-acre range. There was some freeze and...

16 Jul Only scratching the surface

Posted at 17:18h in 2015, aawh, All Aboard, Crop Updates, harvest, High Plains Journal, Jenna, New Holland, Photos, stories, wheat, Z Crew by z crew 3 Comments

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Limon, Colorado—There is nothing worse than being sick in the summer time. Somewhere over the last week I picked up a bad cold I've really been fighting. Because I've been sick, I've been taking advantage of lying in bed a little later than usual. Yesterday...

16 Jul Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug

Posted at 06:30h in 2015, aawh, All Aboard, Crop Updates, harvest, High Plains Journal, Laura by Laura Haffner 2 Comments

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Brush, Colorado—I'm back to using song lyrics themes for my posts. This one, from "The Bug" by Mary Chapin Carpenter, is quite appropriate as it feels like we've been more bug lately than windshield, but that is starting to turn around. Let's back up a...

High Plains Journal

20 Jul Nightly rain showers

19 Jul A trucker’s tale

19 Jul A little tractor repair

18 Jul Changing ZIP codes

18 Jul Combine by Moonlight

17 Jul A little rain never hurt anyone

17 Jul Million-mile drivers

17 Jul An update from the crew with Mark

16 Jul Only scratching the surface

16 Jul Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug

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