How long are custom harvesting crews on the road for wheat harvest?
Most crews will start their harvest route during May in Texas. Depending on weather and crop conditions, crews will wrap up the fall harvest run during late November in North Dakota and Montana. Once crews finish wheat harvest, they will head south again to harvest corn, milo, sunflowers, millet and barley during the fall months. What is the average price for custom harvesting? Every custom harvesting crew prices their services a little different. Most members of U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. use the formula of three magic numbers to set their price. Crews will set a price per acre, price per load, and a price for wheat that yields higher than average. Many times prices are determined by region, crop condition and grain quality. What types of headers are used to harvest wheat? Stripper and draper headers are the most commonly used headers by custom harvesting crews. Stripper headers minimize material other than grain entering the combine, thus increasing threshing speed and separating c
