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WHY FARMERS MATTER<br />
Mike<br />
Cozzolino<br />
and Heidi<br />
Passig<br />
prepare<br />
food for<br />
a busy<br />
lunchtime<br />
crowd at<br />
Buzzy’s<br />
in Welton,<br />
which is<br />
frequented<br />
by many<br />
farmers<br />
and ag<br />
workers.<br />
EASTERN<br />
IOWA<br />
FARMER<br />
PHOTOS /<br />
TREVIS<br />
MAYFIELD<br />
Driving the economy<br />
<strong>Farmer</strong>s impact main street<br />
by supporting local merchants<br />
Jay Irwin of Kriegers says farmers drive<br />
a lot of business whether it’s buying<br />
new vehicles or having repairs done.<br />
BY NANCY MAYFIELD<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER<br />
Buzzy Wiese is busy on<br />
a recent Wednesday<br />
afternoon, as business<br />
is booming at his namesake<br />
bar/restaurant just<br />
off Highway 61 in Welton. There’s an<br />
agriculture presentation going on in<br />
the banquet room for 75 people who<br />
also are eating lunch. The regular<br />
dining room is full and only one seat<br />
is left at the bar.<br />
“This is the small-town farming<br />
community here,” Wiese said, gesturing<br />
to the patrons enjoying burgers,<br />
shrimp baskets or a plate of ham and<br />
cheesy mashed potatoes.<br />
“It’s nothing fancy, but it’s good<br />
food, and farm people have to have<br />
reasonable prices,” he said with a<br />
grin.<br />
From a farming background himself,<br />
Wiese started the business in<br />
80 EASTERN IOWA FARMER | FALL <strong>2018</strong> eifarmer.com
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