During our time in Imperial, Neb. Roland Harvesting experienced a "first" that we had hoped would never come. One morning, Brandon went to the service truck to gather a few things to begin the daily maintenance work. Upon opening the door to the tool box, he was...
Limon, CO: Saturday afternoon around 3pm the Z Crew officially finished harvest in Colorado. The rest of the afternoon was spent doing miscellaneous chores and then we had an evening of company with the farmer and his family. We all dreaded Sunday morning. Jamie, Curt and...
Yesterday began as a moving day. We were able to finish up the "crater" field and move 25 miles back towards Hemingford to reach our next fields. There must be something in the water around here because the dry land and irrigated fields are all...
Rain is the one factor that can make or break a harvest day. The forecast (according to smart phones) has only included a 20 percent chance of rain the last couple days, which anyone around here will tell you is exactly when it rains. The...
Imperial, Neb. - Roland Harvesting officially made it back to Husker country on July 8th as we moved to Imperial, Neb. For many years, this area has had some unfortunate luck. It seems like thunderheads have a way of gravitating to our farmer's fields and...
We knew what the day had in store for Momma and I when a good friend of the family came by and gave us a couple of boxes of area-grown plums. Canning and jelly making! They are not the typical size of plums you would...
Limon, CO: Colorado has been providing perfect cutting conditions for the last week; 95 degrees and sunny all day long with just enough wind to take a little bit of the heat off. Wednesday I jumped in the truck with Dad to make a few...
Misener Family Harvesters is working on antique machinery this summer. My Dad was an avid collector/restorer of these machines and so is my brother, Dan. We are working on a few of them in the shop. It is actually going rather smoothly considering that most...
Harvest has gotten into full swing here in Hemingford, Neb. We have been able to get started in the morning and, with the help of a pleasant breeze come dusk, we can continue to cut well into the night. In the words of Brandon, "I...
The drought has taken a toll on Misener Family Harvesters. We have not cut anything this year. We are hoping to get into the field later this summer, but even that is not a guarantee. Fall harvest is our best chance for cutting something this year. Many...
