Harvest USA Report

[Brian Hale] Here's more on the fire danger during cotton harvest season from David Misener.  [David Woodruff] I can't remember the word that I'm trying to say, but the cotton seeds are they're an oil feed, are they not?  [David Misener] Yes, they are. They're an oil seed in the cotton when it's put into a bale. It's got give off a fume kind of like gas is the easiest way that I could say it. The...

[David Woodruff] We're talking to Jasper Hansen from Scobey, Montana. So are you harvesting at this point or are you done? [Jesper Hansen] We are still harvesting. We actually just started cutting sunflowers here south of Scobey We had sunflowers on our own farm. They look pretty decent for the year the late rains. We had that didn't help our wheat and lentils definitely helped our sunflowers. The...

Welcome to the Harvest USA Report. I'm Brian Hale, an original production of Howard Hale Broadcasting now expanded throughout North America. Let's join a conversation with David Woodruff and David Meisner.  I'm in the cotton stripper right now yet still harvesting.  You're still harvesting. Whoa! I better say we're talking to David Meisner. Let's see Elk City, Oklahoma, is that right? That is corr...

HARVEST USA REPORT for January 5, 2026   [Brian Hale] Welcome to the Harvest USA Report. I'm Brian Hale... an original production of Howard Hale Broadcasting, now expanded throughout North America. [AD] Hey everyone, this is Brian Hale. If you've heard this program before, you know I have been offering website help for many years. In fact, we've been in the business for over 20 and we'd love to he...

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Glen Jones from Greenfield, Iowa discusses experiencing an unusually high amount of snowfall in December, impacting the completion of harvests. A good week of weather is anticipated, which should allow farmers with unfinished harvests due to equipment issues to complete their work. Glen confirms that harvest in the area is mostly corn, with no soybeans or swathing. Discussions include weather patt...

Overview of the Cotton Harvest in Floydada, Texas: The conversation involves a discussion with Slick Sanders, a farmer from Floydada, Texas, about the state of agriculture in his area. The milo, corn, and cotton harvests have been completed, with ginning (the process of separating cotton fibers from seeds) still ongoing. Sanders is involved in transporting cotton seeds from gins to oil mills, wher...

- Dave Hermesch, located southeast of Tulsa, discusses the completion of his harvest, which finished before Thanksgiving, except for some cover crop planting interrupted by a mechanical issue. The conversation highlights the challenges and timelines of harvesting, contrasting his earlier finishes with those in colder regions like South Dakota facing snow delays. - The host shares a personal anecdo...

Shorty Kulhanek, custom harvester from Colby, Kansas is working in Gettysburg, South Dakota and is experiencing challenges with the corn harvest due to late planting and wet conditions that have been exacerbated by an unseasonable snowfall. Despite some improvements due to warmer weather melting the snow, the moisture content of the corn remains high at 18-18.5%, which exceeds the limit for storag...