Your Wheat Life

Payton Barry (15 months) enjoying her first harvest in the wheat field in LaCrosse. Photo by Gladys Martinez.

S.P. Jensen and grandson, River Jensen (7), in Wilbur. Photo by Daleen Jensen.

Morning sun in Eureka. Photo by Matt Frohreich.

Close up of a quail in Cheney. Photo by Randy Suess.

Harvest on L & M Farms in Douglas County with Lanse Whitehall and Jillian, Blakely (4) and Hunter (2) Loebsack. Picture by Kevin Whitehall.

Nathan Fletcher getting some extra help looking over the tractor from his children, Annabelle (7), Ryleigh (3) and Duane (2), at ND Fletcher Partnership in Dayton. Photo by Christina Fletcher.

Cadence Monson (17) in Colfax. Photo by Loops n Latigos Photography, Bailey Lyle.

Isley (3), Max (7), and Finn (5) Gonzalez out in the field with dad, Andrew, in Yakima Valley. Photo by Teagan Gonzalez.

Barges going upriver on the Columbia River at the mouth of the Deschutes. Photo by Alan Hanna.

Breakdowns happen, and changing a 40-foot sickle bar in the field in Pomeroy takes help from the crew. From left to right are Dick Hastings, Mike Hastings, Roger Dye, Randy Kausche and Nick Hastings. Photo by Mindy Hastings.

McKinley Sitton (2 1/2) helping dad fill drills in Washtucna. Photo by Wyatt Sitton.

Harvest at Jordan Farms in Waterville. Photo by Shae Parker.

Harvest in the Mondovi area. Photo by Bobbie Williams.

Grain bins at Century Farms in St. John. Photo by Wes Nicol.

Lincoln Cook (3) making sure her Uncle Z (Zane Brown) gets every head of wheat into the combine. Photo by Jordyn Cook.

Pat Dixon and grandson, Jace Dixon (6), working on the header during harvest. Jace is the 5th generation to grow up on the family farm in Garfield County. Photo by Ashley Dixon.

The best harvest helpers at Rebel Creek Farms in Endicott are Eric (6), Kaylee (4), Duke (4), and Boone (20 months). Photo by Goldie Johnson.

Jacob Heitstuman (2.5) “patiently” waiting for harvest to begin in Pomeroy. Photo by Stephanie Heitstuman.

Kanin Koller (7) helping his great-grandpa, Larry Koller, with harvest in Pomeroy. Photo by Ashley Koller.

In Hartline, the Kelley Brothers crew picked up a hitchhiker on the combine. Photo by Timi Erickson.

Brentlee Rosecrans (1) watches the Zuger’s harvest on the field around his house in Waitsburg. Photo by Anissa Rosecrans.

Jeslyn Lillquist (6) and little brother, Jace (2), wait for a ride with their dad, Luke Lillquist, as he unloads his wheat near Mansfield. Photo by Stacy Lillquist.

Harvest 2022 in Dusty. Photo by Derek Repp.

A nighttime lightning storm over the wheat fields of Eastern Washington. Photo by Titus Walter.

Grandpa Mike Woods sharing knowledge about wheat harvest with his granddaughter, Bryn (2), near Centerville. Photo by Kyle Tynan.

Spring Seeding at Bonnie Lake Land and Livestock in Rosalia. Photo by Michelle Bothman.

Tatum Schroeder (4), Mattie Schroeder (7), Matt Schroeder, and Kamryn Schroeder (3) during canola harvest 2022 at Schroeder Family Farms south of Wilbur. Photo by Alli Schroeder.

First day of harvest in Dusty. Photo by Derek Repp.

Harvest high above the Snake River. Photo by Mike Zimmer.

A 2 a.m. summer storm moves through south Spokane County. Photo by Tim Cobb.