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Jimmy Ellis and Jolene wait for the combine to unload while working on the last 40 acres. Harvest is starting to wind down.
Kaleb Ellis checks on an ear tag while pregnancy-testing the cattle herd. Helping him are Jim Ellis and Amy Ellis.
Moisture levels have allowed a lot of farmers to do little or no drying of corn, Kaleb Ellis says.
Stacking round bales on the Ellis farm avoids string rot and makes for an artful field.
Manure hauling has started to bring a certain aroma to the area in Lewis Valley of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
Turning the clocks back and long days mean many farmers are working from 'Can't See to Can't See.'
Fall 2025 is mild in western Wisconsin. The first frost was late and there's no snow as of this writing.
The machinery is moving all across the valley in western Wisconsin as harvest pushes on to completion. There is still a lot of corn out there, but there are several farms already finished.
Kaleb Ellis
LeeAnne Bulman
LeeAnne Bulman writes about agriculture from her farm in western Wisconsin where Kaleb Ellis plants his crops. Email genwim2@gmail.com to reach her.
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