Dickinson, North Dakota—Roland Harvesting is finally in the midst of wrapping up the 2015 wheat harvest. The gang has been working their tails off in North Dakota for the last month. The wheat has been phenomenal, with most dryland making around 70 bushels per acre!...
As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm trying my darndest to bring you all up to speed on Roland Harvesting's latest happenings. On June 17, Brandon and the crew moved to the next place on our agenda, Carmen, Oklahoma. Since rain had settled in...
The last few weeks have been filled with several unexpected twists and turns for Roland Harvesting. Bear with me as I bring you all up to speed on our harvest season thus far. On June 4, Brandon, Justin and new crew members, Joel, Ben, and Aaron...
Hemingford, Nebraska—Just like Dory, the optimist fish from Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo, Roland Harvesting's motto for the past couple weeks has been "Just keeping swimming." In reality, it feels as if we're swimming upstream in the Mississippi River. On May 21 the crew headed south to drop off part...
Although AAWH is wrapping up for another year, the harvest season for the Roland's is far from over. The crew is currently stuck in North Dakota trying to finish up our final wheat stop. Intermittent rain showers have made this an uphill battle and it looks...
Dickinson, N.D./Powell, Wyo./Hemingford, Neb. - The past couple weeks have been a blur for Roland Harvesting. Countless hours of driving and thousands of miles have been logged in the last 2 weeks as we've been steadily working in 3 states. Brandon, Jose, and Matt kicked off...
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...
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...
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....