Claude, TX - Moisture...
Clinton, Oklahoma-- Mark is very positive about the progress the crew is making in Clinton. The fields are fairly close together and the haul to the elevator isn't too long, so we're fortunate that this is a very efficient job, especially after being delayed in the previous...
Elk City, Ok -- Now that the heads are done and ready for the field, we have a few last minute touches like cleaning the cabs. After all, this IS our office and it needs to be presentable! Not to mention it is a whole...
Burkburnett, TX-- What's a harvest crew to do in the rain and wet weather? Last week they found out. The guys were on shortened hours for obvious reasons since we weren't out in the field. They did odds and ends maintenance on the equipment to...
Elk City, Ok -- Pun intended! In the pictures below we are fixing the sickle and cleaning the heads. We have to make sure the guards, sections, rollers, bolts, and bearings are ready to go. We cannot afford breakdowns in the field. When wheat is ready...
Jet, Okla. - And just like that, we are at our second stop on the run. Dad got squared up with Farmer Mike while the rest of us packed up the campers and we were on our merry way before we knew it. After our...
Elk City, Ok -- Around here we are checking over our heads to make sure that they, like the combines, are in tip-top shape. What good is a combine if you don't have a head in front of it?! Liz and I replaced quite a...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="476"] .[/caption] Claude, TX - Remember my issue with not enough ingredients for the chocolate chip cookies? The recipe was one that I used from the HarvestHER Facebook Recipe Album (Randi Beckley of Beckley Harvesting). They turned out perfect! I baked a small...
Hobart, Okla. - Moving from field to field always calls for all hands on deck. Mom was summoned from the trailer to drive the pickup out to shuffle us from the new field back to the old field to retrieve the trucks that got left...
Vernon, Texas -- We are ready for harvest! The machines are in tip-top shape, all preventative maintenance is done and we're rested up and ready to roll. The wheat isn't quite ready at our first job so we decided to go visit our friend Kent Braathen,...
