It seems to me that there are two words that should never go together in a sentence: mountains and Oklahoma. But that is what we call hills. We took a drive south of Elk City to the Quartz Mountains Park near Altus, Oklahoma. Driving across...
Hemingford, Neb. - As I mentioned in my previous post, harvest around home is in the final stretch. Our extended family came to our rescue like they do every summer. Roland Harvesting would like to thank everyone in our family for helping out with home...
Where, oh where, has the summer gone? Osowski Ag Service is now all packed up and ready to return to our stomping ground in Grafton, N.D. The half circle we were waiting on ripened up nicely and we were able to finish in just a...
Chadron/Hemingford, Neb. - Roland Harvesting has spent the past two weeks trying to survive a fast and furious harvest around home. I was able to return back to Nebraska for a few days and spent much of that time helping out around Chadron. The crew remained split...
Jordan, MT: The weather hasn't been cooperating since we pulled into Jordan a week ago but Mom and Dad have still been able to get a little wheat cut. A storm came through a few nights ago and quite a few farms northwest of town...
Dan has first-hand experience moving large machinery tires. Sometimes when we repair machines, removing the tires is a requirement to gain access. These big tires are 30.5 x 32 which means they are 30.5 inches wide and the rim is 32 inches in diameter. They...
Half a circle complete! Irrigation is a funny thing. One of the halves was ready for us to harvest, while the other is still between ripe and ready. However, I don't think I have ever seen wheat at 12.2 percent moisture with such green straw....
The 2014 All Aboard Wheat Harvest Tour is beginning to wrap up. We are asking you, our loyal followers, to tell us what you think. This is your opportunity to express your opinions about the program and suggest ways we can improve your harvest experience. Please...
Progress for Osowski Ag Service has been brought to a halt by green wheat. We have an irrigated circle and one field north of town that we are anxiously waiting on. Usually these types of things happen right when we get our groove going. Days...
Colorado- The winter wheat harvest was estimated at 87 percent complete, up from 68 percent the previous week. Forty percent of the spring wheat crop was turning color, up from 35 percent previously. This is compared with 58 percent last year and 54 percent on...
