Harvest progresses as soybean yields meet expectations

Katelyn Winberg
Oct 14, 2026
6 hrs ago

Soybean harvest at the Kitzman farm finished on Oct. 15.

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Katelyn Winberg

Jade Jandel began harvest Oct. 10, and fieldwork has progressed well despite wet conditions earlier in the fall.

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Jade and his wife Jenna run Jandel Angus Ranch near Rockham in northeastern South Dakota while raising three kids. Jade built his own herd focusing on practicality and longevity and now has a registered Angus herd as well as a custom calving enterprise and a cropping operation where he implements rotational grazing, alternative feeding strategies and cover crops.