WASHINGTON, January 4, 2012 -Custom harvesters traveled to Capitol Hill prior to the Christmas break in hopes of persuading the House Transportation Committee to hold a hearing on legislation to ...

If USDA’s Prospective Plantings report holds true, producers are on track to plant 92 million acres of corn, more than 87 million acres of soybeans and almost 50 million acres of wheat this year. But ...

Wichita? Already frustrated by growing bureaucratic delays for hiring foreign workers, the nation’s custom grain cutters were hard hit this wheat harvest season by a short-lived Texas rule that ...

WICHITA, Kan. -- After several seasons of battling rising costs and a widespread drought, many custom crop harvesters are calling it quits amid skyrocketing fuel prices. About 25 to 30 percent of the ...

A tractor and grain cart, which is used to shuttle wheat from combines to trucks for hauling. (Michael J. Dax) After cutting their final acres of wheat in eastern Colorado, Jim and Tracy Zeorian, the ...

The U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. recently hosted its 41 st annual convention January 25 to 27, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There were 1,080 people in attendance including harvesters, vendors, and ...

The modern-day nomads who work in custom harvesting aim to help farmers manage their fields and budgets more efficiently. Custom harvesters travel wherever there's work spring through fall. They log ...

Wheat growers, always at the mercy of the fickle Oklahoma weather, have a new concern this year — whether there will be enough custom harvest crews to help bring in the crop from the fields. Beginning ...

John Deere is rolling out two new forage harvesters for North American dairy producers and custom harvesting operations. The brand new F8 and F9 Series feature three factory-installed operator cab ...

Mychal Neumiller, secretary for the U.S. Custom Harvesters, says they have seen some issues with harvesting fall crops, including wetter corn and poor soybean performance. As of Nov. 16, the USDA crop ...

U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. will have its annual convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, from Jan. 25 to 27, and gather more than 800 members in the custom harvesting industry. The Oklahoma City’s new ...

Contract harvesters face a significant rise in insurance premiums, with up to $54,000 quoted to insure a new header and front this season. Some contract harvesters have been quoted $54,000 to insure a ...