Mud challenges harvest work in central South Dakota

By Mike Brosnan of Woonsocket, S.D.
Nov 8, 2023
Nov 8, 2023

Employees work on the payloader scoop at the Brosnan shop.
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By Mike Brosnan of Woonsocket, S.D.

I have almost completely finished my own harvest. This past week has been spent helping Derik with his corn.

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Crop Watcher Brosnan (7).JPG — Mike Brosnan and daughter Jackie Kleinsasser and her family works together on a hay, crop and cattle operation near Woonsocket, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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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.