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bjrogg:
We had a field about 14 miles north that didn’t get very much rain Friday.
My cousin was going back to California Saturday. We met at the beach one last time before he left for a cup of coffee and a pleasant sunrise. The lake was dead calm.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
After our goodbyes my cousins long day of traveling and my long day of wheat harvest started. Our crew started moving everything to the field that didnt get rained on the day before.
By the time we got everything moved the dew was off and we started harvesting.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
The lines got long and getting trucks empty was a challenge. We had to get a little creative to keep drivers in trucks so we had empty containers for the wheat . At times we had to park the cart tractor and put the operator in a truck.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
We managed to keep emptying trucks and the hot weather dried the wheat down enough it could go right in the dry bin. That really helped with the line. We kept at it until we finished the field
I didn’t get home until almost midnight.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
It was supposed to rain through the night but it missed my son’s field. I was very tired but we got up early and took loaded trucks out.
We moved everything back to the field we had gotten rained out in on Friday. By the time we got everything unloaded and moved it was time to start harvesting.
We did manage to get my son’s wheat off and even a little bit of our last field. We went until we just couldn’t get it through the combines anymore.
We did have two good days. The wheat was right on the edge for quality but it was all good yet.
It rained early Monday morning and also this morning. I’m pretty sure the rest of our wheat is not going to be milling quality. I’m very grateful that we got as much as we did.
I definitely have a Love Hate relationship with wheat harvest. I personally love harvest if it wasn’t for the constant stress of getting it off milling quality.
We have had a lot of rain now. The crops are showing signs of to much rain. There’s a lot of really sick edible bean fields.
The sugar beets are even showing signs in the poorer drained areas.
They are really growing in the well drained areas though.
Bjrogg
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