Combine Helped Him Pop "The Question" In Corn Field

Combine Helped Him Pop The Question In Corn Field AG WORLD Tim Clark forage product manager for Dairyland Seed at West Bend Wis has experience putting up hundreds of field signs over the five years he’s worked for the company But he admits he broke a sweat posting a couple dozen of them Oct 13 2013 That was the day Clark decided to propose to Danielle Hammer in a corn field with one letter per sign asking: “Danielle Will You Marry Me?” The sweat and the work paid off when she said “Yes ” Clark calls his approach a no-brainer Hammer has helped him put up signs and the couple has spent the past three harvest seasons running grain carts on both their parents’ Wisconsin farms Clark managed to pull off the proposal without anyone knowing about it ahead of time except Hammer’s parents On that Sunday morning Clark counted 48 rows in and spread the signs out over 200 ft so the message would be exposed after the fourth pass of the combine Hammer’s father Charlie Hammer drove the combine and her mother Nancy Kavazajian was ready with her camera “Danielle and I were helping harvest that beautiful October day as we typically do I slowly pulled the grain cart to the outer part of the field and hung behind so as he combined we could see the signs slowly revealed ” Clark says Story of the proposal hit the media including a report from agriculture broadcaster Max Armstrong who called Clark a “sly guy ” The field proposal fits the couple’s passion for agriculture They met at the first Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Farmers Ball that Clark current state chairman organized three years ago Since then they’ve started a cow/calf beef operation Their June wedding will be in a church but photos will be taken on the farm across the field where Clark proposed The theme is Classic-Country and decorations will include burlap milk cans and wheat sheaths They will serve five flavors of ice cream from the well-known Kelley Country Creamery for a special dessert treat As for the signs after using them for the engagement photo Clark stored them away — at least for now “There are a lot of exciting life events to happen yet ” he says He expects he’ll find ways to reuse them in the future Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tim Clark W7595 Co Rd E Beaver Dam Wis 53916 ph 262 305-8733; tclark@dairylandseed com

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