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Kitzmans to finish fall harvest with corn

Sue Roesler
Oct 29, 2025
Oct 29, 2025

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Chance Kitzman and his dad, Shawn, will start corn harvest soon, which will complete fall harvest for the farm duo.

Chance Kitzman’s nephew, Iver, riding along with his uncle for a little bit in the cab.

Soybean harvest at the Kitzman farm finished on Oct. 15.

The Kitzmans bought chickens several months ago, and now they are producing a couple of eggs a day.

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Sue Roesler

UPHAM, N.D. – With more fields of corn turning golden and leaves falling off trees, Chance Kitzman and his dad, Shawn, are closing in on the end of fall harvest 2025. They finished combining all their soybeans on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

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