Latest News From Harvest

Lost and Found: Bottle Hunter Digs Extraordinary Farmland Treasures
Lost and Found: Bottle Hunter Digs Extraordinary Farmland Treasures

Tom Askjem disappears under farmland, descends to depths of 13’-plus, and returns to the surface with treasure—bottles and glassware from agriculture’s past.

Trouble Shipping Grain And Feed Via Rail Far From Over, Concerns Now Growing About Possible Worker Strike At Harvest
Trouble Shipping Grain And Feed Via Rail Far From Over, Concerns Now Growing About Possible Worker Strike At Harvest

A potential stoppage on the nation's railways this fall is spurring concern, even after President Biden signed an executive order Sunday to keep U.S. rail traffic on track and the collective bargaining process going.

Here’s Why You Need to Find Time for A Nap During the Busy Season
Here’s Why You Need to Find Time for A Nap During the Busy Season

UNL researchers found that planting, harvest and calving season shave off 28 minutes of a farmer’s sleep each night, while fewer than 7.5 hours increases their risk of injury by 61%.

Survival At All Costs: Rancher Escapes Hay Baler Tomb
Survival At All Costs: Rancher Escapes Hay Baler Tomb

Arm mangled inside a hay baler, Doug Bichler fought a gruesome battle for life, determined to escape the machine at all costs.

Five Days In, Here’s How the John Deere Worker Strike Is Already Impacting Farmers During Harvest
Five Days In, Here’s How the John Deere Worker Strike Is Already Impacting Farmers During Harvest

With 10,000 workers on strike, it's already impacting farmers who are busy with harvest. From sourcing parts to manufacturing planters, the strike could sting a supply chain that’s already strained.

Harvesting corn on the Weihmeir farm.
Nebraska Teen Takes over Family Farm While Father is Ill

Nebraska Teen Takes over Family Farm while Father is ill

Forge an Equitable Crop-Residue Grazing Lease
Forge an Equitable Crop-Residue Grazing Lease

With harvest underway, Corn Belt farmers and beef producers are hammering out lease agreements for grazing cattle on crop residues.