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Spring 2025 Planting: Early Start, Good Weather, and Family Help
This year, we started planting season a little differently, tackling tile work first. On March 1, we finished up the…
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Harvest 2024: Soybean Records, Old Combines, and Family in the Field
This fall had its share of ups and downs, but one thing stood out above the rest: we finally broke…
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Harvest 2023: Searching for Dry Corn
This year’s crop season has taken a different path than last year. In 2022, we enjoyed nearly perfect conditions from…
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2022 Post-Harvest Update: Tile Projects and Thanksgiving Blessings
After years of talking and planning, we finally kicked off the big Greene Township tile project on November 18. The…
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Harvest 2022 Update 2.0: Soybeans, Birthdays, and a Needed Rain
October always means more than just harvest around here — it’s also birthday season for the Kapraun, Louis, and Alaksiewicz…
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Harvest 2022: Record Pace, Strong Yields, and a Blessed Season
We kicked off corn harvest on September 8 at the R&E Kapraun Home Place, just like we do every year.…
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Spring 2022 Planting: Cool Weather, Cover Crops, and Family Updates
We started this planting season with cooler, wetter weather than we’re used to. Normally, we aim to get corn in…
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2021 Harvest Update: Blessings in the Field, Strong Yields, and Family Effort
This year brought us good weather, strong crops, and, finally, better grain prices. We kicked off harvest at noon on…
