We knew what the day had in store for Momma and I when a good friend of the family came by and gave us a couple of boxes of area-grown plums. Canning and jelly making! They are not the typical size of plums you would...
Limon, CO: Colorado has been providing perfect cutting conditions for the last week; 95 degrees and sunny all day long with just enough wind to take a little bit of the heat off. Wednesday I jumped in the truck with Dad to make a few...
Misener Family Harvesters is working on antique machinery this summer. My Dad was an avid collector/restorer of these machines and so is my brother, Dan. We are working on a few of them in the shop. It is actually going rather smoothly considering that most...
Harvest has gotten into full swing here in Hemingford, Neb. We have been able to get started in the morning and, with the help of a pleasant breeze come dusk, we can continue to cut well into the night. In the words of Brandon, "I...
The drought has taken a toll on Misener Family Harvesters. We have not cut anything this year. We are hoping to get into the field later this summer, but even that is not a guarantee. Fall harvest is our best chance for cutting something this year. Many...
Limon, CO: You know what I love about Eastern Colorado? The weather. It can reach almost 100 degrees by noon and then by 8pm you need to wear a sweatshirt. That's one thing we've all learned this week...
Prolonged goodbyes were finally said to St. Francis, Kan. Osowski Ag Service has officially arrived at our 5th and final stop on the harvest trail, Hemingford, Neb. We are staying in a different trailer park so that is about the only change we are seeing....
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...
Limon, CO: I tell you what...
Here are the top 10 signs, compiled by Osowski Ag Service, that will tell if you truly are a custom harvester: 10. You want nothing to do with bringing a camper to the lake because the camper is your home all summer long. You would rather...
