Crops off to good start in western Minnesota

By Scott Wittnebel of Nassau, Minn.
May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023

The Wittnebel family celebrates the high school graduation of their daughter Katelyn. Pictured is Karcyn, Jen, Aidyn, Katelyn, Scott and Ashlynn.
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By Scott Wittnebel of Nassau, Minn.

Hello from Nassau, Minnesota. Many farmers in the area finished planting both corn and soybeans by May 20. I believe all will be complete by Memorial Day weekend this year. Even the low ground and potholes are getting planted.

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Scott Wittnebel farms with his brother Bart. Their kids make of an able crew of helpers raising corn, soybeans, hay and small grains and a cow-calf herd in western Minnesota’s Lac Qui Parle County.