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Bocks ready headers, combines for possible early harvest

Sue Roesler
Aug 6, 2026
16 hrs ago

Phacelia seed pods on Bock Farms — Brandon Bock shows the phacelia seed pods that are finished flowering.

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FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, with hot and dry weather continuing, crops are maturing, while Brandon Bock has been working in the shop, preparing his combines and other farm machines for harvest.

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