Category Archives: Megan

Megan: Chadron, Neb – Part II

Dad helped Brandon, James, and I get started in Chadron and then he went back home to begin cutting our own wheat with our old TR98 combine. Along with the help of my uncle and aunt, my dad and mom … finish reading Megan: Chadron, Neb – Part II

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Megan: Chadron, Neb.

To our relief, we were able work our tails off and finish in Imperial earlier this week. We’ve been short-handed lately, running with a crew of only four people. With two combines, one grain cart, two semis, a service truck … finish reading Megan: Chadron, Neb.

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Megan: Sunny Skies Underway for Roland Harvesting

Thursday did not go quite as smoothly as I had hoped for in my previous post, but my ultimate wish did come true since we were lucky enough to get back to harvesting wheat again! My mom always says you … finish reading Megan: Sunny Skies Underway for Roland Harvesting

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Megan: High hopes for the day

Before we head out to the field today I wanted to share some positive affirmations with everyone. My hope for the day is that our field is completely dry with no mud, the sample comes back at 13% moisture and … finish reading Megan: High hopes for the day

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Megan: Looking for a Rainbow

It seems to be the general consensus among a number of harvest crews scattered between the Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado borders that the weather does not want to cooperate with us for the time being. Imperial, our current stop, has seen many … finish reading Megan: Looking for a Rainbow

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Megan: Ah, back to the “Good Life”

The entire state of Kansas is officially marked off of our list now! Hoxie ended up being a very satisfactory stop for the Roland crew. Most of the fields averaged around 75 bushels per acre as we got into some … finish reading Megan: Ah, back to the “Good Life”

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Megan: Roland Harvesting Stays Busy

Since my last post Roland Harvesting has been staying extremely busy. The wheat finally ripened up enough for us to continue harvesting around Plainville and the nearby town of Zurich. The grain elevator, Midland Marketing Coop, in Zurich was very … finish reading Megan: Roland Harvesting Stays Busy

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Megan: Playing the waiting game

We ran into some green wheat at the beginning of this past weekend and unfortunately we’re still waiting on some of it to turn. Most of the fields are ripe but there are a fair amount of green kernels still … finish reading Megan: Playing the waiting game

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Megan: Plainville, Kansas

The last couple days have been typical harvest for the Roland crew. We’ve been able to cut and haul a lot of wheat but in the process of doing so we have also had many random breakdowns. From sickles breaking … finish reading Megan: Plainville, Kansas

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Megan:Back into ripe wheat

To our luck, Mother Nature has decided to cooperate with us lately. A couple days ago we moved north to the Great Bend and Hoisington, Kan. area where we were able to pick up a little work from an old-time … finish reading Megan:Back into ripe wheat

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