ONLY ONE CREW CUTTING
Only one crew is cutting today and that’s Jake’s crew of himself, Deon, Johann and TJ. They had to wait until about 12:30 to get going because of the moisture but they’ve been cutting since then and the wheat they are cutting right now is running about 45 bu/acre....
SUNDAY WAS A DAY OFF
Good morning. Yesterday morning (Sunday morning), Oklahoma got a shot of rain so there wasn’t any cutting at all yesterday. The sun is shining there this morning but Chad says it is still pretty damp so he’s not sure if any cutting will be done today or not. If...
SATURDAY MORNING
Good morning. There’s really nothing new to report this morning to you. I will keep in touch with all the crews over the weekend and post another entry on Monday morning. Have a great weekend and please tell others about our diary on our website. Thanks!...
SOUTH AFRICAN FRIENDS AND FAMILIES
To the parents and families of the guys that we have working for OCF this season, thank you for allowing and encouraging them to come to the United States and more specifically, Olsen Custom Farms in Hendricks, MN. All of the guys this year seem like great people...
A DECENT DAY ON WEDNESDAY
Good morning. The storm I spoke of on yesterday’s diary entry missed us! It evidently went NW of us. We put every piece of equipment, vehicle and patio furniture under cover last night so that’s why we didn’t get the storm. Had we left all this out, then it would...
CUTTING CONTINUES
Good morning. What’s this weather going to do?? That’s the question we’re asking ourselves here in SW Minnesota. A storm is supposedly moving in tonight with strong winds and the possiblity of large hail. (Of course it will happen on a Wednesday afternoon during...
STARTED CUTTING!!
Good morning. Chad, Luke and the crew finally got a few machines in the field yesterday near Enid, OK. There will be some combines moving to El Reno, OK this morning where the yields looks a little better. The lowest yields in the Enid area yesterday were 30...
LEAVING SOON
The packing is beginning as the southern wheat crops are getting close to harvest time. Crews will begin heading down to Oklahoma within days. For anyone reading this, we would still like to hire a few more people for the harvest run for the summer of 2007. Please...
GETTING READY FOR THE SEASON
Good morning and thanks for visiting our site. The intent of this diary page is to keep our current custom harvesting customers, potential custom harvesting customers and any other interested parties informed of where we are currently harvesting, what crop...