Holland Harvesting

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We are currently working with applicants for the 2010 Season and have a file for 2011.  If you have inquired recently for the 2011 season and have not heard back I will be getting caught up soon so just hang on...

07-14-2010  We are finally done in NW Kansas and headed to SD.  It took right on 2 weeks to cut 4-5 days as a system with 20-30% chance of rain would not clear out.  Seemed any chance would bring a shower, sometimes even just a passing cloud so it was pretty tough to get much done.  There is a lot of winter wheat fit or close in SD, more than what should be all at the same time.

07-01-2010  With good weather NC Kansas was a good cut with fairly easy days and just one nighttime shower that held the combines up until afternoon the next day.  Our NW Kansas wheat was not quite fit so we were able to make a very leisurely move and got in yesterday with still nothing quite ready.  Today a nasty 30-35 mph S. wind dropped the moisture the couple points we needed in just a few hours so we could get going after an early supper.  The forecast is wind all night and 40-45 mph gusts tomorrow leading up to a chance of storms starting Saturday we can thank the hurricane coming ashore in Texas for.  The wind is hard on the standing wheat and all the other crops in the area, besides not being very pleasant to work in but just something else to deal with.

06-24-2010  Fortunately the forecast was wrong and we did get going late Wed. with hot temps and strong steady winds, we cut right through and finished Sunday.  Got everything moved to N. Central Ks. yesterday and hope to try it later today but it is very calm and fairly high humidity.  The ground is saturated from the heavy storms of the last week and there is wheat on the ground, but there is still an excellent crop here.

06-14-2010  Everything and everyone is safely moved to Kingman, KS but we have not unloaded yet.  Made the last run in yesterday between two, 2-3 in. each rains and it is dark and misty today so nothing to hurry about.  Working on a few things and leaving guys wander around town doing whatever for a change.  Hopefully we can get going by Wednesday or so but the forecast is for fairly cool, only in the 80's the next couple days so that won't help much.  At least they didn't get the hail here that was around with the storm last night.  Harvest is at a total standstill right now as anywhere with fit wheat got multiple inch rains the last two days.

06-11-2010  We have finished our Texas stop and are cleaning and loading to move to Kansas.  Although we fought humidity the whole time  so had some short days we got it cut in 12 straight days with NO rain which is good as we need to get moving.  Yes, it was hot but everyone survived just fine and it will be hotter yet too, but should be drier.  Right now it is in the upper 90's with 51% humidity in the middle of the afternoon, with wind gusting to 30 mph which is actually good for blowing off combines!  It had been on the calm side, what we refer to as "much too pleasant" most of the time we were cutting.

05-26-2010  Things have progressed rapidly in Texas and we expect to be test cutting Memorial Day Weekend.  We are getting a late start as it came out of dormancy late, but hopefully we will be able to cut it straight through with good weather.