Burkburnett, TX-- What's a harvest crew to do in the rain and wet weather? Last week they found out. The guys were on shortened hours for obvious reasons since we weren't out in the field. They did odds and ends maintenance on the equipment to...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="476"] .[/caption] Claude, TX - Remember my issue with not enough ingredients for the chocolate chip cookies? The recipe was one that I used from the HarvestHER Facebook Recipe Album (Randi Beckley of Beckley Harvesting). They turned out perfect! I baked a small...
Vernon, Texas -- We are ready for harvest! The machines are in tip-top shape, all preventative maintenance is done and we're rested up and ready to roll. The wheat isn't quite ready at our first job so we decided to go visit our friend Kent Braathen,...
Claude, Texas –"Who needs a house up on a hill When you can have one on four weels And take it anywhere the wind might blow? You don't ever have to mow the yard Just hang a map and throw a dart And pray to...
Burkburnett, TX-- "I just saw a fish swim across the road." That was the statement I heard from Ryan when I called to check in mid-day on Thursday. I didn't really need to hear any more. That more than answered my question. Apparently it was...
Burkburnett, Texas-- Saturday, May 28th will go in High Plains Harvesting's history book as the kick off for wheat harvest 2016. Ryan took a sample on Friday and it was 14.6 percent moisture so we knew we were close. Finally, Saturday afternoon, we got the...
Harper, Kansas—Yesterday, the "Texas crew" officially became the "Kansas crew." It was a little sad to leave Burkburnett. We had been there so long it had started to feel homey and the locals showed us such hospitality. From the friendly people at church and those...
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...
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...
Burkburnett, Texas— Well, it's official! Wheat Harvest 2015 kicked off Monday evening, outside of Burkburnett, Texas. We decided to give it a try and the monitor registered between 12ish to 14ish percent moisture (to which we were pleasantly surprised) on the first pass. We took a...