Ralph Kaehler works on the computer during the early morning hours at his farm outside of St. Charles, Minn. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Kaehler is a fifth-generation farmer, and has two sons that plan to return to the area and continue the family business.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read more about the Khaeler's farm on News Cut.
Every fall the harvest brings the Kaehler family together outside of St. Charles, Minn. Ralph Kaehler is a fifth-generation farmer who raises beef cattle with his wife Mena, and Ralph's brother Ed works the land. The harvest is a ritual that has occurred since the family farm was established in 1880, and Ralph says his sons plan to return to the farm one day to continue the tradition.
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Bob Larkin assists Ed Kaehler as he hauls grain from the field outside of St. Charles, Minn. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read more about the Khaeler's farm on News Cut.
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Ralph Kaehler works on the computer during the early morning hours at his farm outside of St. Charles, Minn. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Kaehler is a fifth-generation farmer, and has two sons that plan to return to the area and continue the family business.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read more about the Khaeler's farm on News Cut.
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Ralph and Mena Kaehler chat before Ralph heads to work Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. In addition to raising beef cattle on the family farm, which was established in 1880, outside of St. Charles, Minn., Ralph works a full-time job with a liquid feed company.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read more about the Khaeler's farm on News Cut.
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