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Drought vs Stuck in the Mud   Weather Challenges for Farmers: Farmers in Saskatchewan and parts of the U.S. are grappling with challenging weather conditions. A farmer from Saskatchewan recounts delayed planting due to wet conditions and contrasts this with some farmers in the U.S. experiencing drought. The weather has created difficult conditions, turning fields into mud and causing planting equi...

The talk lately has been the drought and co-host David Woodruff has Shawn Thacker on the line talking about the precipitation they received recently.   So we're talking to Shawn Thacker, Burdette, Alberta. How much rain did you get at home?    "Over the weekend here we're pushing about 2.2 inches now and it's still raining pretty good. I'm just in the office and it's basically sheets of rain comin...

Everybody saying the same thing, what a strange year.   Well, let's take a look at where some of the crews are getting busy right now. Deegan Harvesting has the wheels turning again in northern Oklahoma after a long rain delay. That's Deegan Harvesting LLC.   According to the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and some photos submitted by Chase Whittam, the wheat harvest this week in Grant County is report...

Our co-host David Woodruff has Dylan DeBock from DeBock Harvesting.    So I just heard a broadcast out of Great Falls and they had the governor of the state and he'd been all up and down the eastern side of Montana and he said we need rain. It was dry last week when I was there and very few places on the plains anywhere that they've got. I think northeastern North Dakota had a little rain and mayb...

Our co-host David Woodruff has Dylan DeBock from DeBock Harvesting. You know, I have never asked anybody about varieties. Do you know what varieties?    "The stuff that we were cutting yesterday was double stop."    Okay, it's new and on me.    "The variety that you can spray, they use this so they can control rye and wild oats and stuff."   She's got a resistance to something. That's nice to be a...

Interview Overview: Dylan Debock from Debock Harvesting in North Dakota was interviewed by David Woodruff from Harvest USA Report, hosted by Hale Broadcasting. They discussed recent harvesting activities and conditions across different states, mainly focusing on winter wheat in Oklahoma. Harvesting and Crop Performance: Dylan mentioned relocating from Oklahoma to North Dakota and starting harvesti...

So we're talking to J.C. Schemper, Holdrege, Nebraska.    I guess you've got to have the bad so you can appreciate the good. And boy, do we appreciate the good, huh?    "Yeah, that's right. When you get something good, you sure have to talk about it. But that didn't last very long, of course."   So you're into Kansas next?   "That's correct. We'll actually go to Carmen, Oklahoma next. They have so...

Harvest Challenges in Oklahoma and Nebraska: J.C. Schemper from Holdrege, Nebraska, discusses the challenges faced during the harvest season due to adverse weather conditions, particularly in southwest Oklahoma. While one field produced a satisfactory yield of 30.4 bushels, others significantly underperformed with yields in the 10 to 15 range. Concerns over freeze damage, fertilizer issues, and pr...

Join co-host David Woodruff as he asks our host, Pennsylvania harvester Eric Wolgemuth questions on protein content in different areas of the country.

Checking in with our co-host David Woodruff, looks like we have Eric Wolgemuth, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania custom harvester.   Let's check in.    "Well, we got a couple combines in Texas trying to finish up, and we got a combine in Oklahoma, just got started, and we're still trying to finish planting corn in Pennsylvania. So, what's it like in Texas? I've seen better, but we did have something to...

Interview Context: The broadcast interview is conducted between Hale Broadcasting and Dave Misener from Elk City, Oklahoma, discussing current agricultural conditions and challenges in the area. Wheat Harvest in Western Oklahoma: The wheat harvesting season in western Oklahoma has begun, with initial attempts occurring south of Elk City. Farmers are experiencing low yields, ranging from 7 to 12 bu...

With some folks actually getting some cutting done, let's take a look at where our crews are, or are headed.   American Harvesting is in Burlington, Colorado and they recently posted a video of their travel bunkhouse for harvest season. They custom built it last winter and this will be their second year using it. There's a full video of that bunkhouse on our Facebook page at Harvest USA Report.  ...

How about a quick update from High Plains Harvesting... The crew has been very busy prepping equipment and preparing to head south very soon. "As we head into our 15th season as owners, the wheat run is looking challenging to say the least. Perhaps the most challenging to date. Drought and late season freezes have stressed or taken out the crop across a large swath of southern run. Nevertheless, w...

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We're talking to Ted Delagana.  Ted is now from Conrad, Montana, but used to be in, was it the Central Valley in California?    "Central Coast, is what we call it."   You were involved in agriculture down there?    "Yep, all my life."   What kind of things did you do?    "We always had cattle, and then worked for different places that had cattle, and always raised our own hay for the cattle up unt...

It's time to get rolling, whether we like it or not, and we do like to get rolling!   MJB Harvesting was reiterating that message, ready or not, here we go, they wrote. "Moving things along a bit earlier than normal this year. Prayers for safe travels, patience and peace of mind for harvesters and farmers this year. Every year is different, but this one is pushing the boundaries on every aspect. T...

The report discusses how unusual weather patterns in 2026 have made it difficult for custom harvesters to find work across North America. Despite the slowdown, Demaray Harvesting and Trucking in Arizona recently began fieldwork, including deep ripping to break up compacted soil caused by flood irrigation. Hale Harvesting briefly secured a swathing job in Oklahoma, but the work ended quickly, leavi...

Let's check in with Kansas Corn and see how they're doing in Rice County, Kansas.   "Matt Splitter, Kansas Corn Growers president, here near Sterling, Kansas between Sterling and Lyons right in the middle of the state. And we are dry. We're very dry here. We have missed most all the rain that has moved through Kansas over the last couple months. We have had less than two inches of total precipitat...

Let's catch the end of that conversation with David Misener and our host David Woodruff.   I guess one good thing about it, if there's no wheat, nobody's going to wear out any combines.   "No, that's, I can say, that is for sure. I got one guy do some little combine repair for and talk to him this morning and last year he had his engine go down just before the end of harvest and on his combine and...

Sounds like our co-host David Woodruff has Dave Misener from Elk City, Oklahoma on the phone today. Let's check in with our David connection.   Things are looking like survival mode for you.   "Yeah that's that's right there's just I there ain't nobody hardly gonna come down this way to try and harvest something either because it's just it's not there, and you know back to having a few acres to ha...

Tune in to our 'David Connection' on Today's Harvest USA!   The conversation with Dave Meisner from Elk City, Oklahoma, discusses the current agricultural difficulties experienced in the region. Meisner highlights the challenges due to dry conditions, which have severely impacted wheat production, posing questions on having sufficient seed wheat. Some areas have received minor rainfall, which is t...