Garden City, Kansas - [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Callie created this comparison picture in 2013 of the sandpit that's right out our backdoor. The top picture was taken in 2011 and the bottom one in 2013.[/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] How often can you say you've walked...
Moving to Sweetwater, OK -- Moving is the most stressful part of being a custom harvester. You not only have to worry about you and your crew moving down the highways, but the biggest stress is the other people on the roads. It is a...
Sentinel, Ok -- Our second stop on the harvest trail! This year we lost our first job due to unforeseen circumstances. It is never an easy thing to loose a job, no matter how big or small. So thankfully God took care of us. We...
Western Kansas: The crew is ALL in Kansas. Did you think this day would ever come? How long does it take to establish residency in Texas because it feels like we were well on our path to qualifying?!?!?! Ha! I'm done making statements like, "We...
North Texas: It should come as no surprise that with all the miles our crew covers, one has the opportunity to see a lot of wildlife. We try to respect their space, keep the wild things wild and the domestic things domestic. But one day while...
St. Francis, Kan. – Road construction, pizza buffets and roadside bathroom breaks; that is what travel days are made of. We were able to finish up for Farmer Sheldon mid-afternoon on Tuesday (which was also Peter’s birthday). He averaged 62 bushels for his 2016 wheat...
Burns Flat, Ok -- Harvesting is not without its down time. We had to replace a bearing that went out on the unloading auger and it was a family affair. It was a hot day, but working together to fix the problem as quickly as...
Ellis and Russell County, Kansas-- North central Kansas is nearly complete. It rained Saturday night with around fifty acres to go on our last farmer. We plan to wrap that up soon. From here, Mark and the crew will move to the HPH headquarters for harvest around...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] .[/caption] Claude, TX - We came to town as strangers. No one in Claude knew who we were; yet, they made us feel welcome. Jim and I commented more than once how friendly everyone was. By the end of our stay (just...
Burns Flat, Ok -- Wow! What a busy two weeks we have had here at MFH! A couple weeks ago we started harvest near Burns Flat. The wheat we started on this year has been the best wheat we have seen in seven years! The...