Harvest season is always tough. It takes working round the clock and tons of experience. But, the times are even more difficult for the Vanatta family. Forty-nine-year-old Kol Vanatta died in a tragic tree-cutting accident on his family’s farm in mid-September. His brother-in-law Dan Morse said his family had had a difficult few months. He leaves behind a loving wife and three children. “It’s still very refreshing for everyone,” Morse said. “There’s still a lot of healing going on.” Cole has also left behind his family’s 150-year-old farm. With so many acres of crop untouched for the season, 50 farmers from nearby small towns decided to help. The group is harvesting about 1,000 acres of land over a weekend.” The organizer, Clint Blackburn, said, “We’re going to bin a little corn, some beans.” “Today we have a lot of walking The parts are coming.” Cole’s wife, Shannon Vanatta, said there’s a lot at stake, these farmers are literally lifting tons off his shoulders. He knows where to go with this, and he just said ‘Give me this Got it,'” Vanatta said. “And they handled it and it was great.” Armed with four-grain baggers, 15 combine harvesters and about 25 auger wagons, dozens of farmers weave the large machines in and out of the fields like a dance. It’s a testament to who Cole was. “Cole was a good man,” Blackburn said. “Cole was the one who gave the shirt off his back to anyone.” For Shannon, this time of year will always be tough, but she knows she has a great community to support. I will never be able to repay people for what they are doing today, but I will try,” Vanatta said.
Harvest season is always tough. It takes working round the clock and tons of experience. But, the times are even more difficult for the Vanatta family.
Forty-nine-year-old Kol Vanatta died in a tragic tree-cutting accident on his family’s farm in mid-September. His brother-in-law Dan Morse said his family had had a difficult few months. He leaves behind a loving wife and three children.
“It’s still very refreshing for everyone,” Morse said. “There’s still a lot of healing going on.”
Cole has also left behind his family’s 150-year-old farm. With so many acres of crop untouched for the season, 50 farmers from nearby small towns decided to help. The group is harvesting about 1,000 acres of land in one weekend.
“We’re going to do a little bin of corn, bin some beans,” said organizer Clint Blackburn.
“We have a lot of moving parts coming in today.”
Cole’s wife, Shannon Vanatta, said that with so many at stake, these farmers are literally lifting tons off his shoulders.
“They just pick up where I don’t know where to go with it, and they just say ‘I get it,'” Vanatta said. “And he took over and it was great.”
Armed with wagons containing four-grain badgers, 15 combine harvesters and about 25 auger, dozens of farmers weave the large machines in and out of the fields like a dance. It’s a testament to who Cole was.
“Cole was a good man,” Blackburn said. “Cole was the one who gave the shirt off his back to anyone.”
For Shannon, this time of year will always be tough, but she knows she has a great community to support.
“I’m never going to be able to repay people for what they’re doing today, but I’ll try,” Vanatta said.
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