Harvest season progresses quickly

By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.
Oct 18, 2025
Oct 18, 2025

Crop Watcher Kerner (4) - worked.jpg — Ava Kerner removes a wrap from a bale. Her summertime work on the family farm involves a lot of hay moving and fix fencing.
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By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.

The 2025 harvest season is moving right along in our area, with soybean harvest officially wrapped up and corn harvest now in full swing.

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Youth Crop Watcher Ava Kerner is the daughter of Julie and Steve Kerner of Burke, South Dakota. She will be a senior at Burke High School this fall. She is FFA secretary for the Gregory County chapter and the District 4 Sentinel.