Colby, Kan.- Before getting in the field to cut, we come out in the morning and do servicing on our equipment. Our duties range from filling gas, greasing machinery and cleaning windows/ interiors to minor repairs and odd and ends job. The wheat is looking good here. Yesterday...
A scale view of the Ehmke's scale house. When the Ehmke's needed a new building for their scale house, the family wasn't thinking traditionally. "We knew we didn't want something prebuilt," said Louise. She went on to say we wanted something that reflected what we did...
Hoffman Harvesting made the short move from Scott City to Colby today. Yesterday we picked up a little more work, so that meant we needed to clean off equipment and load before we could head out today. I made the trip out to the Ehmke...
Cut Bank, Mont.- When you live on a farm, the biggest thing you want to avoid is an accident. In 21 years, I have done a great job of avoiding major accidents that cause damage to either equipment or someone else. But it all caught...
Another month of wheat harvest has come and gone. Time again to switch those calendars, and keep following along as the harvest crews move northward. You don't even have to leave your desk to ride along, just download the All Aboard wallpaper for your desktop. The...
The All Aboard crew has received several excellent fan submissions to the Facebook Fan Photo Gallery. Thanks to all for sharing your harvest photos with the All Aboard community. Keep 'em coming! Post your favorite harvest photos directly to the wall, on the All Aboard...
Several states are up and running as hot, dry and windy weather aided the progression of wheat harvest. Other states, however, are still experiencing hindering weather that has not only delayed harvest, but damaged crops. Overall the wheat crop still rates fair to good throughout...
(Post was originally for 6/28/10 but the video wouldn't upload. Oh the joys. :] ) Deerfield, Kan. - The exciting news for the day is that our friends, the Rathes, who are on the road with the New Holland Harvest Support crew, are now parked next...
Hoffman Harvesting had some time between jobs so we moved from Pratt, Kan. to Scott City, Kan. where we picked up a harvest job. We wrapped up two days ago but internet problems kept me from being able to post. Technology is a wonderful thing isn't...
Guest blogger Scott Clark reports in this week as the Clark Farms Harvesting crew moves north to Tribune, Kan. This week Scott talks about muddy conditions in Kiowa, Kan., a wild problem with an engine fan, and moving to northwest Kansas. The crew finished our...