Harvest USA Report (Hale Broadcasting)

Harvest USA Report for September 5, 2024

Information from three different countries today on the Harvest USA Report with Brian Hale; Australia, Canada and the U.S.

Updates from;

Bray-Dan Harvesting

Beckley Harvesting

Paplow Harvesting

Frederick Harvesting

Parker Trucking and Harvesting

There is NO typical, or normal, season for Heil Harvesting. Listen in to find out why...

There are several organizations that promote the harvest, but one that's been around since 1983 is known as USCHI, Inc. TUNE IN to find out more about this organization.

Two reports and a poem today...

Kvasnicka Harvesting and C&K Harvesting and Trucking both finished up their Texas Wheat Harvest run. Find out how it went on today's Harvest USA Report.

Let's check in on our facebook page again today for some updates from the field... 

We can always count on Heil Harvesting LLC for an update.

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LISTEN in as we join Cody Robinson in the cab of his chopper as he passes instructions over to his teenage boy in the truck....

Did you know that Inman, KS was once known as the Custom Harvesting capitol of the world from the 1940's? LISTEN IN to learn more!

Harvest USA Report for September 3, 2024

Listen in as co-host David Woodruff has Montana producer Graham Weder on talking about hay conditions in his home state.

Let's check in with Kansas Wheat and see what kind of progress we're making there....

"The best looking crop in the last ten years"... LISTEN IN!

Harvest USA Report for September 13, 2024

Let's take a look at increased optimism for this years' crop...

The Grain Harvest is in full swing in Oklahoma and today we look at a fun fact from Van Driesten Harvesting Ltd!

Let's check in on the harvest progress down south with so many crews cutting now...

Join co-host David Woodruff with custom harvester JC Schemper, talking about soil conditions and crop rotation. Listen in!

How do you pronounce Triticale? It's a controversy unanswered thus far... regardless of what we call it, Heil Harvesting is cutting it! Let's LISTEN IN!

Tune in to find out who's hiring for the 2024 harvest season... 

 

Join co-host David Woodruff as he interviews veteran custom harvester JC Schemper, sitting in Montana waiting for better conditions. Listen in!

Get to know a little more about the folks that drive those giant rigs down the highway from rural town to town...

Join us today as we listen to Dr. Rumulo Lollato on Measuring Wheat Progress

The appearance of stripe rust adds insult to injury to this year’s wheat crop, but Kansas growers should scout fields and have their management strategy ready for this yield- and quality-limiting disease. Stripe rust has now been detected in 35 Kansas counties, according to Wheat Ag Pest Monitor.

While most of these observations have been at low or trace levels, the K-State Agronomy eUpdate issued on May 2, 2024, noted, “Up until this point, the disease has largely been limited by lack of moisture.” Scattered showers across the state over the weekend and into the start of the week have reduced that limiting factor.  

NAWG is highly involved in D.C. representing local producers. LISTEN IN!

Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with US Custom Harvesters Inc President David Misener where they talked about labor among other things. Listen in!

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A look back at Earth Day plus at some statistics for Kansas Winter Wheat from the USDA NASS...

Listen in to learn the 5 main factors that go into a successful cabbage project on today's Harvest USA Report with Brian Hale.

Listen in for the latest numbers from the USDA / NASS on Kansas Wheat Ending April 28

Special Thank you to our volunteer co-host, David Woodruff of Alberta, Canada, for his dedication and time invested in helping bring the latest harvest information from the field to our listeners throughout North America.

Thank you, David!

Let's take a quick look at Kansas Winter Wheat numbers from NASS, then check out where some of our harvest crews are!

 

Harvest USA Report for September 10, 2024

Great to hear from our friend Mark Oppold at Mark V Media Group. While on the phone, Mark reminded us of the big sound event coming soon....  

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THE CICADAS ARE COMING!

Source: University of Illinois Extension news release URBANA, Ill. -- If you haven't heard the buzz, you will soon. Billions of periodical cicadas are coming, and University of Illinois Extension is sharing information to help track their moves before emergence. "Historically speaking, 2024 is a big year for periodical cicadas in Illinois," says Ken Johnson, Extension horticulture educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott counties. Periodical cicada broods XIII and XIX will be emerging throughout much of the state at the same time. Although exact times and locations will be varied, there will be cicadas. "The simultaneous emergence of these broods is the first time since 1803, and it will not happen again until 2245," says Johnson. "It's an exciting time for those who enjoy insects and natural phenomena." Although cicadas do not pose a threat to humans or pets, they will be heard. It may get loud depending on the geographic location and the number of cicadas around. According to the National Institutes of Health, calls of male cicadas can reach over 90 decibels, which is as loud as a lawnmower, motorcycle, or tractor.

Harvest USA Report for September 12, 2024

Harvest USA Report for September 11, 2024

Combines are rolling in Texas with some crews finishing up, but there is a lot to be harvested yet. Let's see what the numbers look like right now...

Texas AgriLife Extension brings us an update from the Kevin Huffman Hard Red Winter Wheat Trial near McGregor, Texas on today's Harvest USA Report.

Co-Host David Woodruff caught up with Custom Harvester Glen Jones of Greenfield, Iowa as he's sitting in South Dakota waiting for things to dry out enough to cut some more.

Let's take a look at the wheat harvest progress in Oklahoma

According to Ross Janssen, Chief Meteorologist for Storm Team 12 in Wichita, the precipitation in Dodge City last month was 0.02 inches, tying the 1909 record for the driest April on record.

What’s even worse than a continuing multiyear drought is the loss of hope being felt throughout central and southern Kansas for a crop that, in January and February, was one of the better-looking wheat crops they’d seen in the past ten years.

The condition of the crop has been deteriorating rapidly, especially over the past few weeks, going from 57 percent good to excellent on February 25 to only 31 percent good to excellent by April 28, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

It has suffered from lack of moisture for much of the growing season, especially during the spring green-up. The Kansas wheat crop is also ahead of schedule, with one-third already headed, well ahead of 9 percent last year and 6 percent average. A March 26-27 freeze event took a toll on it, as there was not enough snow cover, and the plants were more advanced than they typically are at the end of March.

Harvest USA Report for September 2, 2024

Listen in to find out why. This is important if you want this program to continue. It's time to honor Howard Hale after the organization he served for 30 years forgot about him in the hospital.

The crews are busy cutting all over the south. Tune in to find out where!

Scott Gladis with Olson Custom Farms is our guest on our program today. Listen in to get a succinct update of where they are, what they're cutting, and where they're headed next. Owner Scott Olson has been a guest multiple times, most recently when Howard was alive. Again, thanks to Scott Gladis for updating us on the 2024 Harvest in our 28th year on the radio!

Jerry Glover shows a perennial wheatgrass plant's long roots which grow deeper than annual plants' roots. Using perennials, crops that can be harvested more than once without replanting, may be the key for feeding more people while conserving farmland soil.   "Perennial crops can be grown for more than two years alone or alongside annuals, and they can radically improve soil health and support a healthier community of bacteria and fungi underground.   Annuals have to develop roots every year, which means their growing season is much shorter. Perennial roots go deep — some as deep as 10 feet — and they will sustain the plant for many years. Way down there, the roots can capture more groundwater. Those deep, better-established roots also help cycle nutrients in the soil and make them more available to plants". - Jerry Glover