The 1997 fall harvest has been fast. But this open harvest hasn t been without its challenges. Driving through the Kansas countryside, piles of milo are commonplace. At Home City Grain nearly 300,000 bushels are piled northwest of the elevator. This pile of milo rests on the ground in Kansas.
Grain stored on the ground is more susceptible to spoilage and creates dust problems.
Howard Schmid didn t really plan to put his guest to work on Schmid's North Dakota farm. Schmid, president of the North Dakota Farm Bureau, hosted Aussie farmer William Gooden for several weeks. Australian farmer William Gooden takes a look at the wheat on North Dakota Farm Bureau President Howard Schmid's farm. Farm Bureau News will not be published next week. The next issue will be dated November 24, 1997.