Wednesday, June 17, 2020

After checking the wheat late this morning, Ross says it is not ready yet.  He was hoping to start wheat harvest tomorrow, but it looks like that will have to wait until at least the weekend.    So, we wait for proper conditions.  We would prefer the moisture content at the start of harvest to be 18%, and then run the wheat through the dryer to take it down to 13%.  It also typically gains a bit of test weight ( measure of density) if it goes through the dryer.

We have neighbors who have abandoned their wheat crops, and planted soybeans in it.  We will cut ours, even though the prospects for a bumper crop are not very good.

No combines running here today.  But they will be running ASAP.