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2020 Good Farm Neighbor Award

Nominations close November 15, 2019.

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New study shows Iowa agriculture even stronger driver of state economy, contributing $121.1 billion

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Standing on solid ground

Marty Schwers knows cattle. He and his brother, Steve, sell around 4,000 calves a year from their feedlot near Luxemburg, in northeast Iowa, just a 10-minute drive from the Mississippi River. Livestock farming is a passion for them, part of their heritage and they want to do it right.

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With the industry participation, CSIF staff are able to provide services at no cost to farmers, regardless of whether or not they are members of any farm group.

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