No Offseason For Some Harvesters

Off-season, there’s no off-season according to Van Driesten Harvesting. They recently posted that some people relax in their spare time. We talk about the harvest, think about the harvest, and dream about the harvest. They’re not sitting around doing nothing in the off-season.

March is a nutty month according to the Texas Farm Bureau, and that’s not just because of the unpredictable weather, but because it’s National Peanut Month. Did you know that peanuts grow underground and that one acre of peanuts will make about 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches? Did you know Texas is the only state to grow all four varieties of peanuts and organic peanuts? Peanut butter is the leading use of peanuts. Every American eats enough peanut butter to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon. Brothers Brandon and Matthew Bourner are two Texas farmers who grow peanuts in pilot point. See those photos by Shelby Shank on our Facebook page at Harvest USA Report from the Texas Farm Bureau.

Well, the American Beekeeping Foundation has a essay contest. That’s right, it’s the 2026 4-H Honey Bee essay contest. For this essay 4-H student should answer these questions, how is pollen important to bees? Has pollen been changing in plants and in our landscapes? And if so, are those changes affecting bees? When do you observe the most and least pollen in your colonies and how does that impact their temperament and productivity? All rules can be found on the website listed on our Facebook page at Harvest USA Report. All essays must be submitted by May 1st. That’s from the American Beekeeping Foundation.