From the Fields: LeeAnne Bulman with Kaleb Ellis

LeeAnne Bulman with Kaleb Ellis For Agri-View
Nov 17, 2024
Nov 17, 2024

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Corn harvest is finishing near Wells, Minnesota, where Amanda Bulman runs the combine.

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Most of the harvest is fnished in western Wisconsin. A farmer nears the end of a field near Independence in Trempealeau County.

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Turning the clocks back means working in the dark for most farmers trying to finish their corn.

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Turnips are the food of choice for a cow on Ellis pasture.

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Spring calves do well this summer with good gains from the lush pastures the early rains provided. A heifer beds down in a turnip field.

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Grain terminals in Winona, Minnesota, have been busy taking in corn and loading it on barges for transport south on the Mississippi River.

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Many farmers have the nice problem of finding enough storage space for their corn crops this year.

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LeeAnne Bulman with Kaleb Ellis For Agri-View

The 2 inches of soaking rain we received this past week was very welcome to most of the farmers in our area of western Wisconsin.

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LeeAnne Bulman writes about agriculture from her farm in western Wisconsin where Kaleb Ellis plants his crops. Email genwim2@gmail.com to reach her.