Oregon’s bounty is on display year-round, from garlic to Christmas trees and everything in between. The state’s farmers produce more than 40 million bushels of wheat every year.
The Padget family of Padget Ranches, in The Dalles, and the Dulings of Dulings Natural Pasture in Maupin, gave us the inside scoop on this year’s harvest.
Darren Padget with wheat on the Padget farm.
Dale Padget poses for a photo in front of his combine.
(From left to right) Dale Padget , Kylie Padget, Logan Padget, Brenda Padget and Darren Padget. Three generations of farming working all together. Dale is father to Darren and grandfather to Kylie and Logan.
Dale Padget (left) and Darren Padget head back to their combines to finish harvest.
Darren Padget gets out of his combine during harvest.
The Padget family during harvest.
The Padget family cutting wheat for harvest.
The Padget family cutting wheat for harvest.
Josh Duling’s girlfriend Kylie helps empty grain to be takent to the grain bin
Jerry Duling (left) with his two sons, Nathan Duling (middle) and Josh Duling out on the farm in Maupin, OR.
Wheat in Maupin, OR
The Duling family farm during harvest.
Grain being emptied out at the duling farm.
Josh Duling’s dog walks around the farm.
