National known agribusiness owner visits Polk FFA

Published 9:28 am Friday, March 15, 2013

The Polk County High School FFA finished celebrating National FFA Week with a presentation on Feb. 15 in the Polk County High School auditorium by Bob Asfeld, owner of Asfeld Custom Combining in Beardsley, Minn. His company starts combining in Texas around the first of April and finishes in Canada around the first of November. During this time his six combines harvest almost 40,000 acres of crops. He has been doing this for more than 50 years and his business has been featured on the Discovery Channel. Polk County High School Math Teacher Pat McCool for organizing this presentation. Pictured at right are Asfeld Custome Combining owner Bob Asfeld, center, with Polk’s FFA vice-president Will Ballard and president Shalyn Brown. (photo submitted by Chauncey Barber)

The Polk County High School FFA finished celebrating National FFA Week with a presentation on Feb. 15 in the Polk County High School auditorium by Bob Asfeld, owner of Asfeld Custom Combining in Beardsley, Minn. His company starts combining in Texas around the first of April and finishes in Canada around the first of November. During this time his six combines harvest almost 40,000 acres of crops. He has been doing this for more than 50 years and his business has been featured on the Discovery Channel. Polk County High School Math Teacher Pat McCool for organizing this presentation. Pictured at right are Asfeld Custome Combining owner Bob Asfeld, center, with Polk’s FFA vice-president Will Ballard and president Shalyn Brown. (photo submitted by Chauncey Barber)

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