Your Wheat Life

Zeke (2.5) and Zach Zaring on the last day of harvest 2023 at Zaring & Zaring in Dusty. Photo by Katie Zaring.

Unloading the combine at Nick Johnson Farms in Oakesdale. Photo by Kris Johnson.

It’s a family affair at Nick Johnson Farms out of Oakesdale. Nick, his wife, Katie, and their three daughters, Kendra (8), Kylie (4), and Karly (2), are fifth generation farmers. Photo by Marianne Dudley.

Drone footage of canola harvest 2023 at Haden Farms in Wilbur. Photo by Braidy Haden.

By the light of the moon, Marcus Swift (14) watches grandpa, Chet Swift, unload in Lamont. Photo by Stacey Swift.

Avery (12) and Beau Blank (16 months) at Brian Blank Farms and Silzel Farms. Avery and Beau will be the 6th generation of this farm family. Photo by Suzanne Silzel.

Charlie Mead and son, Chase (10), at Mead Ranch near Dayton. Photo by Julia Mead.

Michelle (7) and Shaun Bingman (10) at the end of a day of harvest at Bingman Farms in Garfield County. Photo by Brian Bingman.

Kevin Paulson, Arlin Paulson, and Marc Lundt cutting at KHEM Farms in Rosalia. Photo by Erin Lundt.

Three generations of Melchers. From left are John Melcher, Alice and Gorden Melcher, and Jeff Melcher. Photo by Heather Melcher.

Nonnemacher Farms Joint Venture in Davenport. Photo submitted by Joel Cronrath.

Heath Moore (2) waiting to ride with Grandpa Joe in Kahlotus. Picture by Mandi Matthews (driving the bank-out wagon).

The 2023 Hat Rock fire near Wallula. Photo by Mike Nelson.

Harvest at Onecho west of Pullman. Photo by Ben Barstow.

In Pomeroy, Nash Heitstuman (2) takes a morning nap in the combine while dad cuts spring wheat. Photo by Hannah Heitstuman.

Dylan Schmick and son, Owen (8 months), in Endicott at Sonray Farms. Submitted by Lorraine Jordan.

2023 wheat harvest at Larry H. Kruger Inc., near Rocklyn. Photo by Carolyn Kruger Wesselius.

Blake Wolf and his son, Tucker (8), at the southernmost point of Whitman County overlooking the Snake River Canyon and Clarkston. Blake is with Wolf Corporate Farms in Uniontown. Photo by Mike Kramer.

It’s not harvest without a combine tire picture of Addison (6) and Maverick (1½) Prather. Photo by Alyssa Prather.

Breckyn Bye (4) playing in daddy’s wheat in Pomeroy. Photo by Tai Bye.

Daphne Gibbons (1), being held by cousin, Everett Howard (7), Heath Gibbons (3), and Lydia Howard (5) are waiting for papa (Roger Gibbons) to come back around so they can scoop a few buckets of dry peas in Columbia County. Photo by Cindy Gibbons.

Harvest at Null Farms/Lazy 8 Ranch located between Harrington and Odessa. Photo by Katie Null.

Matthew and Abby (2) Talbott during Harvest 2023 at Balch Road in Dayton. Photo by Adalirys Talbott.

In about 1946, Hal Oliver caught these photos of his father, Jim Oliver, on the family’s Prescott farm. Photos submitted by Chris Oliver (Hal’s son).

Westyn and Tyler Frederick of O2 Farms in Ritzville! This is Westyn’s first harvest experience with his dad, Tyler. Photo by Nicole Frederick.

Claire Walters (10) at Emerald farms in Walla Walla checking the wheat. Photo by Jenny Offer.

Spring storm clouds skirt past old granaries near Colton. Photo by Leslie Druffel.

Kate Schultheis is the 6th generation on her family’s Colton farm. Photo by Emily Truong.

Ann Marie Ferriole spends the day at her family farm in the Horse Heaven Hills.  She has spent her adult life on the west side of the state, but is able to visit the farm a couple times a year. Photo by Jennifer Knight.

(From left) Madelyn (5), Vienna (5), and Malcolm (5) Walter at Schoonover Farms between Odessa and Ritzville. Besides potatoes, Schoonover Farms also grows wheat. Photo by Greg Walter.