The U.S. Custom Harvesters Hall of Fame

INDUCTEES OF USCHI HALL OF FAME

Howard Hale - (2013)

Howard was born August 4, 1935 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and grew up on a stock farm and has been involved in agriculture his entire life. As a young man, he helped his mom and dad farm, raised sheep and even had a small Black Angus herd at one time.

Howard turned to broadcasting at the age of 50 and has been a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting since 1985. He could frequently be spotted volunteering his time as the announcer at numerous events like county fairs and the Junior College Basketball games and served as Farm Broadcaster for various stations until 1994 when he formed his own business.

In 1997, U.S. Custom Harvester Greg Ehrlich brought up the idea of the Harvest USA Report and a legacy partnership was born. Powered by the cooperation of you, the U.S. Custom Harvesters, and initially sponsored by John Deere, it was the Farm and Ranch Radio Network of KSIR in Ft. Morgan who managed the program and Howard Hale who served as the broadcaster to get timely information from the field out to the people everywhere.

Howard took over full management and ownership of the program around 2002 and has been working with his son's multimedia company to deliver the program via the internet. The companies have expanded to include an array of agriculturally focused websites, a network of 25+ stations in 8 states carrying the Harvest Report, Horseman's Corner and Cattleman's Corner, an online radio station that plays our three feature programs plus Ag News and daily Livestock Markets, as well as, an app development service.

Howard also owns and operates the Minatare Arena, an indoor horse training facility in western Nebraska and raises Boer goats and quarter horses with his wife Patricia.

The Harvest USA Report can be heard daily – twice a day – at www.agmarketonline.com