Case IH is a well-known company for making harvesting equipment to help feed the world. Last week, we had an opportunity to go to thier annual "Harvest Kickoff" Breakfast to mark the start of this years harvest season. As long as I can remember, Dan Renaud has...
The time is flying! I am a little behind because we have been so busy around here. I guess it really is harvest season! Here's what we were up to a little over a week ago. MacDon is a well known name for agricultural equipment. Many...
Shattuck, Oklahoma—Why does it always feel like we push so hard to get somewhere just to get there and sit and wait? Because that’s what we’re doing. We rushed around and got out of Nebraska on Wednesday and made it to Shattuck Thursday night. And...
Hobart, Oklahoma—If we aren’t racing against the clock to fix a breakdown, we are racing against the weather to try cut as much as possible before the rain comes. All the weather apps say the same thing: rain is in our imminent future from Friday...
Burkburnett, Texas/Clinton, Oklahoma—Just like any line of work, it seems like everyone has their own reason for joining a harvest crew. In my time with our crews, some of the reasons I've heard have included adventure, travel, big equipment, increasing/diversifying agricultural experience, lots of hours/pay...
Manley, Nebraska—IT’S TIME TO GO! Yes, you read that right, it’s time to leave for harvest! Dad talked to the farmer on Sunday and we have wheat to cut. And it needs cut NOW. Woo-hoo! Yesterday and today continue to be run-around-like-a-chicken-with-your-head-cut-off busy days. Last night...
Burkburnett, Texas/Roosevelt, Oklahoma—Wow, I sure wish the song would have said "a day like this"! What a few days it has been. A crop that had looked so promising in a region that had been drought stricken has now had yields reduced in some areas...
Our journey has ended in one sense but has only just begun in another. Osowski Ag Service rolled into the city limits of Hobart, Oklahoma, around noon yesterday, which completed our initial trip down but means we can finally get started harvesting! Without a minute to...
Manley, Nebraska—I can’t begin to tell you how frustrating it is that we are still sitting at home. Instead of sitting at my kitchen table at home in eastern Nebraska, I would much rather be sitting in Oklahoma waiting on wet wheat to dry with...
Mom, Dan and I decided to take a drive after the flood to go look around and determine whether or not we would actually cut this year's Oklahoma wheat crop. The roads were terrible. There is water everywhere and some fields are still underwater, but...
