Hoffman Harvesting is currently cutting both south and north of Kiowa, KS and the wheat is yielding around 30- 50 bu/ac. This yield is a surprise to some farmers in this area who received late frosts. The crop also didn't come up until around February...
Upon our arrival to Kiowa, KS, we started cutting south of town. The wheat was yielding around the 30's with test weights at 58. We were able to cut a field but then the moisture caught up with us and we had to shut down...
One thing I've learned from harvest is things will always go awry at the most inopportune time. Break-downs will happen when you need to get to the next stop, tires will most definitely go flat when you are loaded and moving to a new stop,...
Hoffman Harvesting has been off the grid for a little while but it is for very good reasons. Not often do we drop everything in the midst of harvest- weddings and birthdays included- to take a flight home. However, a very important test had me...
Today, Kaidence and I took a little tour with Kelly that didn't include wheat fields. She took us out to the pasture their cattle are grazing on. The sight is quite different than home with the mesquite trees, red dirt, cactus and other wild plants I...
After many prayers, the Olney, TX area was blessed with rain. It rained 2 inches in Olney and 3 inches where we were cutting (near Megargel). The rain gave us a two day respite which we took full advantage of. We were able to go to...
For the harvest season we chose to try out a new header- a 635 flex draper- that would also be good for harvesting soybeans in the fall. The problem we have noticed is they do not tilt as much as the ones we have used...
Hoffman Harvesting is finally in Texas! The 1,000 mile trip is often challenging because it’s unpredictable. Weather, traffic, and unplanned problems such as flats, road construction, and DOT can wreak havoc on the trip down. Thanks to emails from the U.S. Custom Harvesters Association, we...
Do you ever wish you could predict the future? While custom harvesters can't predict the future, weather plays a tell tale in helping us determine our future. With dry reports across the central plains, it unfortunately means the outlook of our season is bleak. If you...
High Plains Journal Editorial Intern, Darrin Cline recently had a chance to take a ride in the combine with Callum of Hoffman Harvesting. For more information contact crew@allaboardharvest.com. All Aboard Wheat Harvest is sponsored by High Plains Journal and Syngenta. ...