Dickinson, North Dakota – Last weekend Roland Harvesting made the journey from Nebraska to North Dakota to begin our last stop for this year’s wheat harvest. If you look on a map, this trip “up north” is almost a straight shot and we were psyched...
Hemingford, Neb. – After three weeks of cutting, waiting on wet wheat, moving across multiple counties and dodging rain, Roland Harvesting is FINALLY in the home stretch of home harvest. On Tuesday, we were able to complete our harvest run in Chadron, making it the...
Hemingford, Neb. - Aside from the recent rain, there has also been another interesting problem we have encountered around Hemingford. Working on harvest I have become very familiar with certain complications of growing wheat such as: rye, jointed goatgrass, rust, sucker heads, etc. However, this year...
Hemingford, Neb. – One main recurrent theme during this year’s home harvest has been rain. Due to multiple storms that have passed through the area we have had rather short time frames for cutting the past few days since most of our time has been spent...
Hemingford, Neb. – Roland Harvesting has spent the last week cutting in the Nebraska panhandle. Our crew remains split up as Brandon and Kasey work diligently to finish up in Chadron, Neb. about 30 miles north of where we live. Usually we cut out the...
Imperial, Neb. – Rewind to last week at this time. Roland Harvesting was just finishing up our last few fields in Imperial, Neb. This year, this stop was a bit different than usual for us. Our acres were slightly down due to drought, winterkill, and...
Throughout the winter and spring months, Dad and Brandon continually try to stay in contact with our farmers. By doing this we can keep updated on how the crops are doing and also obtain a tentative harvest timeframe for each area. Furthermore, these “check-in” phone...
Hoxie, Kan. – After the Fourth of July, Roland Harvesting continued cutting away and had a very successful weekend with all the extra help around. I have a ton of photos I would like to share and I have a feeling that they will tell...
Hoxie, Kan. - Perhaps you have heard of the term “farmer’s directions” - where instead of using actual miles and road names, landmarks and other ambiguous descriptions are used to explain the way to a destination. Well, don’t laugh, because these really do exist and, in fact,...
Hoxie, Kan. – Roland Harvesting began cutting in Kansas last week and has been on the go ever since. Mom and Dad helped move the boys to Plainville, Kansas then doubled back down to Enid, Oklahoma to finish getting the rest of the equipment. Brandon...
