The Harvest

It had been over 26 years since I have the opportunity to work on a farm or a ranch so when I got the call from Bryan Clines from TDT Outfitters to see if I would be willing to help out this year with the wheat harvest on Wheeler Ranch, I jumped at the chance. Working on a combine crew had been on my bucket list for years. The last time I worked on a farm, I was 14 years old in Tulare County, California. From there we moved to the Washington, DC metro area and I have been a city slicker ever since. In September I moved my family and my business to Lincoln, Nebraska and I have been slowly working to immerse myself in the history and culture of the prairie life.

The first thing I learned about the wheat harvest was rain is bad and sun is good. The harvest this year throughout Nebraska was delayed because of the immense amount of rain fall. We were scheduled to begin the week after July 4th and actually had to wait almost 2 weeks to get started. After rearranging my schedule, I was able to break away from the business, said goodbye to the kids and took off to meet up with Bryan in Imperial, NE. Bryan is a good friend of mine and we have had the opportunity to hunt together on the same ranch that we would be working during the week.

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