by Olsen Custom Farms | Jul 17, 2007 | Update
One combine is currently down but thirteen have been cutting all day. I talked to Luke and Chad for a while tonight and they both said that it’s really been a great day. They will have cut 2600 acres by the time the day is done today. Two hundred...
by Olsen Custom Farms | Jul 16, 2007 | Update
Good morning. I talked to Chad last night around 11:00 and he and everyone else were in town having supper together at a Pierre restaurant. It sounded like they were having a good time as there was a bunch of laughing in the background. They obviously have...
by Olsen Custom Farms | Jul 14, 2007 | Update
Good morning. Chad said they wrapped up the winter wheat last night and have now cut the first 1200 acres of spring wheat. He said the yields have been running 45-55 today for the spring wheat. He said he’s running 14 combines in the field that...
by Olsen Custom Farms | Jul 13, 2007 | Update
Good morning. My update may not come until noon again today. All I’m getting are voicemails from their cell phones this morning so they must be in a tough cell area, or they’re sleeping!!!!!! It’s absolutely a beautiful day here in SW MN!!! I wish I...
by Olsen Custom Farms | Jul 13, 2007 | Update
Chad gave me a call from the farmer’s shop (a land line) as they have no cell service where they are working today. Chad said they are just finishing with the winter wheat today and then they have 8000-12000 acres of spring wheat to cut. He figures they...
by Olsen Custom Farms | Jul 11, 2007 | Update
Good morning. I feel like I’m repeating myself the last few days of the harvest tour diary. Chad said they cut last night until about 11:30 and all is going well. They are still in really good wheat and the crew has cut just over 9,000 acres since a few combines...
