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Eastern Iowa Farmer Spring 2021

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mother nature<br />

‘We are always<br />

here to help<br />

one another’<br />

When the derecho displaced cows at<br />

a Cedar Rapids-area dairy, the Burken<br />

family welcomed 50 of them, helping<br />

a farmer navigate the impact of a storm<br />

BY jenna stevens<br />

eastern iowa farmer<br />

On the night of<br />

the derecho,<br />

the Burken family<br />

received a call<br />

from a fellow<br />

dairyman in the Cedar Rapids<br />

area.<br />

Ron Franck had lost both<br />

his milking parlor and his<br />

heifer barn, and he was looking<br />

for somewhere to go with<br />

250 head of Holstein cows.<br />

901 Johnson St. SW<br />

Cascade, IA<br />

(563) 852-7559<br />

info@whitefrontfeed.com<br />

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eifarmer.com spring <strong>2021</strong> | <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>Farmer</strong> 73

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