Southern Kansas — It's not always another day in paradise or living the dream out here on harvest. There are a whole lot of harvest pains that come with this career and lifestyle. Road construction is one nerve-racking problem, especially when the cones are placed too narrowly in my lane when I am hauling a combine. There is a one-lane bridge in Medicine Lodge, and I knocked over every cone. Some things just can't be helped.



Breakdowns stress me out. I had the John Deere Harvest Support in my field three days in a row. Thank goodness they are here to

Northern Oklahoma — I love cutting wheat and staying super busy on harvest. Honestly, I feel like I can't ever get enough combine time. I love it! I always have. I've been running combine full-time since age 13.



We moved north on June 6, unloaded and went straight to the field. I absolutely love that, too! We've been cutting continuously. The wheat has been yielding 35 to 50 bushels per acre in this area. The test weights have been 61 to 62 pounds per bushel.



We'll finish here in the next day or so, and we're needed up the road as soon

Southwest Oklahoma - I enjoy following the wheat harvest. Wheat ripens forty miles northward per day. It's now June 3rd and we are getting closer to finishing in this area. We've had some rain which has slowed us up. I'm ready to finish and move north!



The wheat in this area has averaged around fifty bushels per acre. The test weights have been anywhere from 58 to 64 pounds per bushel. Overall, it's been a very nice wheat crop to cut.



One thing that is upsetting on harvest is having to purchase def (diesel exhaust fluid). I wish there was no

Southwest Oklahoma — It's now May 27. We've been on harvest for a week. It feels great to be back in the field. We've been seeing good yields and high test weights. The best wheat so far has been averaging 50 to 65 bushels per acre. The test weights have been 63 to 64 pounds per bushel. Rain makes grain, and clearly this area had decent moisture and at the right times during the growing season. It's nice to see such a great wheat crop!



We have nine combines here and a lot of wheat to cut. However, the chances of

Holdrege, Nebraska — Today is May 17, and I am looking forward to going south for wheat harvest very soon. The 30 days leading up to leaving for wheat harvest are the hardest. There is so much preparation and shop work to be done to get ready to go. I cannot wait to finally get to the wheat field and run the combine. That will be a good feeling to get started.



I made the first trip south last week. I hauled a combine and header. The wheat does not look too good in the southern half of Kansas. That's been

Holdrege, Nebraska—We just completed another harvest. It feels great to be home and it's time for a break from having to go to the field every day. Overall, we had a harvest run that was better than I ever expected.

Holdrege, Nebraska—It's another kind of busy at this time of year. Winding down from harvest is quite the change. Moving out of the camper, getting it winterized and then moving back into the house is a lot of work.

Thanksgiving is in three days and we just finished harvest 2023. All four of our crews finished up at nearly the same time and traveled back home to Holdrege. My crew was in central Nebraska harvesting high yielding corn.

Central Nebraska—We are staying busy harvesting corn. We have had several days of sunshine and clear blue skies and finally today we are harvesting dry loads testing under 17%. I was beginning to think the corn wasn't going to dry down. The irrigated corn is high yielding with test weights of 58 to 62 pounds per bushel.



Our forecast continues to be clear with highs in the 60s. Nice weather makes corn harvest enjoyable. We have three combines here picking corn, one combine east of here picking corn and two combines cutting milo in western Kansas. It's been a busy

Central Nebraska—It's now Nov. 6 and everyone is looking forward to the end of harvest. However, the end is not near quite yet. We have been staying busy harvesting high yielding corn but the moisture is borderline now.