This summer is one for the record books. I have never experienced a summer as humid as it has been in Western Oklahoma. For some, 70 percent humidity is okay, but for us, whew! I would take a dry 115 degree day over a 90 degree day with 80...
Garden City, KS: Callie and I FINALLY have arrived on the 2014 wheat harvest run! Sunday, after a quick drive south and a dinner date in Scott City, Kan. with Jenna, we parked outside the trailer house and let out a huge sigh of relief. After...
Today was another day when I asked myself at the end, "where did the day go?" The ideal harvest conditions have continued and we are taking full advantage of them. Our yields today were in the 40s, with test weights at 64 and 65 pounds. These...
Texas- Winter wheat continued to be harvested throughout the state. Producers in the Northern High Plains were spraying for weeds and insects. Oklahoma- Wheat harvest was 95 percent complete. Kansas- Winter wheat conditions rated 28 percent very poor, 33 poor, 27 fair, 11 good, and 1 excellent....
When I looked at the clock and realized it was 7:30pm, I could hardly believe it. Today flew by! I guess that's what dry heat and a breeze will do - perfect harvesting conditions! Between constant harvest action and moving equipment from field to field...
Manley, NE/Garden City, KS: Here in Nebraska, Callie and I are recovering from our first 4th of July celebration at home. We both had a fantastic day filled with food, swimming and fireworks. I started my day by baking a cherry pie. Remember when I...
Nothing says "America" like 70 bushel wheat (and 65 pound test weights), which is exactly what we were blessed with today. Busy combine + busy truck drivers = one happy harvest crew. You could say things are going pretty well here in St. Francis, Kan. Regardless...
Osowski Ag Service will be bidding adieu to Lyons, Kan. after a 10-day stay. In a harvester's perspective, 10 days feels like a long time since we are all about the in-and-out approach; pulling into town, harvesting our crop, and shipping on out. The rain...
Russell, Kan. - In case you haven't noticed this summer I've been rather behind on posts, and to be honest, I've been feeling pretty crummy about it lately. Well, here is me attempting to play catch-up! Working night shift at the hospital gives me the urge to...
Today, I am thankful for the wind. We have had our disagreements this summer but today, it really came through. After all the rain we have received, a hot and windy day was just what we needed to get the wheat back to harvesting condition....
