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Frank Moore’s insight is unique in multiple regards. Firstly, his family doesn’t trace farming back multiple generations. Although neither of Frank’s parents grew up on farms, their family moved to Cresco in 1969 to raise crops and pure bred sows. Soon after Frank returned to help on the farm, he took a job at the local NRCS office to help the family continue farming and expand before the farm crisis struck.
Read MoreIn 1986, Jody and Jim Kerns were 22 and 24 years-old and newly-weds when they began restoring their first 35 acres to forest. Jody had grown up on a farm and Jim’s family owned the Edgewood meat locker in town, but they shared a sense of adventure to try something new on the land. During the first few years of the restoration, the farmers Jim encountered at the meat locker shook their heads at the Kerns’ endeavor.
Read MoreMark Mueller began farming in 1995 on his farm near Waverly, Iowa. As a fourth-generation caretaker of the land, Mueller recognizes his obligation to protect the soil and water for those that will one day follow in his footsteps.
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