Eastern Iowa Farmer Fall 2018

STORY INDEX
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Why Farmers Matter
Read about how area farmers are producing the meats and grains that feed
the planet while providing the economic backbone of almost everything in Eastern Iowa.
‘WORTH
HIS WEIGHT
IN GOLD’
12
When a farmer is
broke down and
needs to get running,
he turns to the one
man who can help –
the parts man.
ADM:
KERNELS OF
COMMERCE
26
For more than a century,
the ADM plant in Clinton
has been turning corn
from local farmers into
products that are shipped
around the globe.
TRADE
AND AG:
THE IMPACT
128
Trade negotiations,
weather, farm bill
results weigh on
farmers’ minds and
their bottom line.
MOELLER
IS KING
OF KINGS
134 Barbeque
champion earns
state fair title,
shares cooking
tips and recipes.
10 Despite industry issues,
fun still needs to be had
Letter from the publisher
34 New procedures
for dividing ‘heirs property’
in effect
37 Happy 100th
Jackson County Farm Bureau
celebrates a century, along
with state organization.
44 Embarking on a new chapter
Tom Leiting retires from River Valley
Coop after more than 30 years
in the agriculture business,
crediting success to member-owners.
114 A Midwest home
for a global operation
Italian ag machinery maker with
facilities worldwide plants its North
American roots firmly in DeWitt.
120 What Simple Life?
Beyond taking care of business,
farmers need to take care of
their mental health.
126 How to stay connected
with the FSA
EASTERN IOWA FARMER PHOTO / BROOKE TAYLOR