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Thinking Outside the Box: Farm Sweet Farm’s 35 years of organic experience means balancing priorities
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Thinking Outside the Box: Farm Sweet Farm’s 35 years of organic experience means balancing priorities

2018.11

Thinking Outside the Box: Farm Sweet Farm’s 35 years of organic experience means balancing priorities

by Tom Parker When the charter bus pulled into the driveway of Ron and Maria Rosmann’s farm near Harlan, Iowa, a division surfaced between the passengers that was solidly gender-oriented. The men—farmers mostly—wanted to see the fields first, to inspect equipment, discuss techniques and complain about the weather, while the women wanted [...]

Thinking Outside the Box: Farm Sweet Farm’s 35 years of organic experience means balancing prioritiesKFU2018-11-15T17:25:21-06:00

Thinking Outside the Box: At Nees Family Farm, health concerns led to organic and eventually profitability
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Thinking Outside the Box: At Nees Family Farm, health concerns led to organic and eventually profitability

2018.11

Thinking Outside the Box: At Nees Family Farm, health concerns led to organic and eventually profitability

by Tom Parker In 2015, David Nees earned the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award for Sac County, Iowa. It was a big deal. Besides being recognized for his ability to creatively use modern equipment efficiently in an organic operation, for his decades-long focus on developing healthy soils, and for serving as a [...]

Thinking Outside the Box: At Nees Family Farm, health concerns led to organic and eventually profitabilityKFU2018-11-15T15:53:08-06:00