With calving wrapping up, working pairs is next

By Scott Wittnebel of Nassau, Minn.
May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Crop Watcher Wittnebel (10).JPG — Scott Wittnebel prepares to tag a calf at his western Minnesota farm.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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By Scott Wittnebel of Nassau, Minn.

Greetings from western Minnesota. Planting began for most area farmers around May 1. We started May 3 with alfalfa and oats, followed by corn on May 4.

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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.