Editor's note: Wade Bulman passed away about 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, just after this story was finished. All of us at Agri-View will miss him greatly.
Wade Bulman is feeling well enough to pump gas on his way home from the emergency room. At 4:30 a.m. he and LeeAnne were the only customers.
Wade Bulman has help with his spring bath from horse Martha.
Wade Bulman and Joe try to take a ride in the pickup.
Although still recovering from surgery, Wade Bulman helps in the shop with fixing his equipment.
Wade Bulman lowers a tractor cab in 2019 while his wife, LeeAnne Bulman, guides it onto the frame. She matches it with the bolt holes at the same time, keeping all the hoses and lines free.
The Bulman farm is in Buffalo County, Wisconsin; it was established in 1990.
Wade Bulman is known in 2022 for his macho flame weeder used to keep his organic cornfields clean.
Steep side slopes require a side hill combine on the Bulman farm.
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Drag racing is one of Wade Bulman's favorite sports. His car is farmer-friendly, fueled by E-85.
Always making do with what he had, Wade Bulman spreads fertilizer with an old converted corn planter.
Wade Bulman does spring fieldwork this year. He says, 'Get me in the tractor and I'll get it done.'
Wade Bulman went to his eternal reward Aug. 28, 2022 at his home in Buffalo County, Wisconsi…
Wade Bulman displays his corn as of the 4th of July 2022. Usually the corn is taller than this, but it still made it past knee-high.
Wade Bulman is 'Rockin' it around the Christmas tree' in 2021 with Ferdinand and Ava. A 'From the Fields' contributor for Agri-View, he farmed overlooking the beautiful Danuser Valley on Wisconsin’s west coast until he passed from health problems. His wife, LeeAnne Bulman, an Agri-View writer through 2025, helped him on the small grain and beef farm.
Wade Bulman poses on his 6620 sidehill in 2021. His neighbors helped haul his corn to the elevator due to his medical challenges.
Wade Bulman and sidekick Ava go on a parts run in 2021, in the trusty but rusty 1973 F250, driving along Wisconsin Highway 10 in Pepin County. Ava has learned to open the window so they can discuss farming during their trips.
Tired grandgirls Maya and Jada pose with Wade Bulman at the finish of oats harvest in 2019. The Germans from Russia say, 'Work makes life sweet,' but I think grandgirls also make life sweet.
Wade Bulman lowers a tractor cab in 2019 while his wife, LeeAnne Bulman, guides it onto the frame. She matches it with the bolt holes at the same time, keeping all the hoses and lines free.
Wade Bulman tags and bands a newly born calf in 2019.
Wade Bulman traipses through brush on his land in 2019.
A young Wade Bulman grins back at the photographer.
Wade Bulman takes off in 2018 in a race at Rock Falls Raceway. His E85-powered Mustang runs faster on ethanol than it does with gasoline.
Switching his farm from an organic dairy to conventional corn and hay has its own learning curve in 2018 for Wade Bulman of western Wisconsin, but proves to be profitable.
LeeAnne Bulman contributed to this article. She writes about agriculture from her farm overlooking the beautiful Danuser Valley on Wisconsin’s west coast. When not writing she helps her husband on their farm. Email genwim2@gmail.com to reach her.
Julie Belschner writes on various agricultural issues; she is the managing editor for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
