In Iowa, some farmers look beyond corn and soybeans … to veggies

A tiny percentage of Iowa farmers are turning to diversified vegetable and fruit production to augment or replace their fields of corn and soybeans, the Des Moines Register reports. The paper says that the chance for farmers “to diversify their crop mix, receive more income and avoid the price volatility that has squeezed profitability recently for… » Read More

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