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Mike Brosnan cuts hay May 29 at his Woonsocket, S.D., farm.
Mike Brosnan bales hay June 2 at his Woonsocket, S.D., farm. The first cutting was completed early with dry conditions, making for best hay Brosnan has ever put up, he said.
Lila Kleinsasser bottle feeds a calf named Annabelle.
The Kleinsassers breed their cattle using artificial insemination.
The past couple of weeks we have completed a lot. It’s the first time ever that our alfalfa cutting was finished in the month of May. Our baling was done by June 3. Normally, we are starting by May 25, and due to some rain delays we don’t usually finish until the middle of June.
Mike Brosnan raises hay and row crops between Huron and Woonsocket, S.D. He works with his daughter and son-in-law Jackie and Derik Kleinsasser.
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