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Chopping Corn

Derek VanNamee and Alyssa Craige • October 3, 2023
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Derek VanNamee
Derek VanNamee, BNN Staff
Derek VanNAmee is a Junior this year at BMU and has been going to BMU since pre-school. This is his second year working with BNN. Derek enjoys working on Ethan Nelson's dairy farm in Ryegate, VT. He milks cows, is one of the equipment operators, and does other things around the farm. Derek enjoys a number of outdoor activities such as hunting deer and turkeys, fishing, and snowmobiling. He also enjoys working on antique tractors which he sometimes enters in pulling competitions.
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Alyssa Craige, BNN Staff
Alyssa is a junior and this is her first time working for BNN. She is looking forward to creating entertaining and compelling content for the network. When she’s not at school, she loves listening to music and spending time outdoors.  

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    Anna Morrison • Oct 3, 2023 at 2:12 pm

    This is an excellent piece regarding corn chopping, well done!

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