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Eastern Iowa Farmer Fall 2017

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Story Index<br />

the next generation<br />

50<br />

Families and farming have always gone together in<br />

<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong>. Careful planning is key to keeping it that way.<br />

summer<br />

pluckin’<br />

12<br />

For generations,<br />

<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong>’s farm<br />

youth have risen early<br />

to walk miles of rows<br />

to make a few bucks<br />

dairy<br />

industry<br />

22<br />

Industry evolves<br />

with robotics,<br />

organic farming<br />

water<br />

quality<br />

40<br />

<strong>Iowa</strong> pays a price<br />

for being an<br />

agricultural giant<br />

global<br />

perspective<br />

98<br />

Traveling the world<br />

for Merck, local<br />

woman remains<br />

rooted in family farm<br />

32 Grazin’ on the Green<br />

young farmer repurposes<br />

golf course to expand his herd<br />

108 Getting Involved<br />

FSA office offers opportunity<br />

for local decision making<br />

111 Family, Fitness and Farming<br />

training helps Charlotte farmers stay<br />

in shape for the demands of the job<br />

118 Dad<br />

herb Carlson was a blessing<br />

and a curse<br />

123 Land Values<br />

prices creeping upward after<br />

three-year slide<br />

124 <strong>Iowa</strong> laws<br />

verbal or written, leases goverend<br />

by specific provisions<br />

<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>Farmer</strong> Photo / trevis mayfield

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