During Roland Harvesting's time in Hoxie, Kan., the crew had an unexpected surprise on the 4th of July. Ashley, Kurt, Augie Dog and I pulled up to the fairgrounds and knocked on the camper door, knowing that Mom would be finishing up supper to take out to the guys. After...
Hoxie, Kan. - The past week has been a wild ride for Roland Harvesting. On July 2nd the crew finished up in Russell (despite the persistent rain) and moved up to Hoxie, Kan. where we have had the pleasure of cutting the best wheat we've seen...
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...
Carmen, Okla. - Usually Roland Harvesting is kept tremendously busy in this area, running around nonstop for weeks on end (or so it feels like). Sadly, this year we were in and out in less than a week. Our farmer, Neal, said they received a...
Gould/Duke, Okla. - On May 31st Roland Harvesting officially kicked off the 2014 harvest season! Despite many obstacles, ranging from the drought to a small crew, we were able to begin combining in the Altus, Oklahoma area. After months of anticipation and weeks of planning,...
Hemingford, Neb. – “Move ‘em on, head ‘em out!” In case this doesn't ring a bell, here's a little refresher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKC8pSFg1Vw Although this classic is a theme song to the old-time American Western TV series, Rawhide, it is often heard across our radio frequency as we...
Hemingford, Neb. – Just like a household, a farm is often in dire need of “spring cleaning” come the season change. Therefore, the last few months have been spent cleaning up the Roland farm after a long, grueling winter. My parents started planting peas at the...
When I was younger my parents used to say that time has a way of going faster the older you get. My sister, brother, and I used to laugh because at the time it seemed like high school was light years away. I'm now 24...
As another wheat harvest season slowly begins to wind down, I reflect upon the summer, as I do every year. Reminiscing is always full of the ups and downs from the season, as well as comparisons to the years before and those yet to come....
Dickinson, North Dakota – Last weekend Roland Harvesting made the journey from Nebraska to North Dakota to begin our last stop for this year’s wheat harvest. If you look on a map, this trip “up north” is almost a straight shot and we were psyched...