Spring wraps up as summer work begins

By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.
Jun 14, 2025
Jun 14, 2025

CW Kerner (3).jpg — Tyler Kenzy, Maverick Blasius, Weston Wilhelmsen and Leo Mosterd help get the Gregory County FFA test plot off to a good start.
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By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.

This spring has been full of change and progress here on my family’s operation, as well as on surrounding farms in my area.

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CW Kerner (2).jpg — The Kerner family hauls cows and calves
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CW Kerner (1).JPG — Gregory County FFA members and supporters stand at their new test plot during planting. Tom Waterbury, left, Brady Lane of Cone Ag, Jon Sperl, Ella Sperl, Mollie Andres, Tyler Kenzy, Leo Mosterd, Kurt Braun, Weston Wilhelmsen, Maverick Blasius. Kyle Wilhelmsen did the planting.
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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.