Following in his father’s footsteps
By Cheryl McCormack
Editor
Wet conditions this fall made for a longer than average harvest season and many farmers found themselves in a rat race to the finish line.
While Dwight and Elaine "Curley" Enockson were trying to find answers to the tough questions – Is it too wet to combine? Is the crop spoiled? Will the combine ever be parked in the shed for the winter? – an overseas farmhand was feeling at-home in their extra bedroom, and ready to work in a moment’s notice.
Twenty-one-year-old Erik Knutsson has been lending a hand at the family’s farm near Washburn since the beginning of September.
"I ran out of things to do back home and had the urge to travel, so I did," he said.
The "home" he is referring to is a 1,200 acre farm near Helsingborg, Sweden. Erik said, "It’s a medium-sized farm compared to our neighbors – an area smaller than this place."
Dwight said he recently received a Facebook message from Erik’s mom, Christina, asking if he had anything for her son to do.
