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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