Jandel wraps up bean harvest, eyes corn as rain moves in

Katelyn Winberg
Oct 28, 2026
2 hrs ago

Some combining corn in November — Crop producers in North Dakota were waiting for their corn fields to dry down before finishing harvest in November, while others have finished and are moving on to field work.

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Katelyn Winberg

Soybean harvest wrapped up a couple of weeks ago for northeastern South Dakota Crop Watcher Jade Jandal. Corn is about 30% done, but rain this week will keep the combine in the shed for a while.

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Jandel (4).jpg — Jade Jandel takes a call at Jandel Angus Ranch near Rockham, S.D. Jandel said the custom calving enterprise has become a niche market, serving aging producers who want to own cattle without managing the labor-intensive calving season themselves.
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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.