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Wednesday, September 25, 2013/The Fayette County Union - FARM

ts hard to take the arm out othe boy, especially when timespent in the countryside onortheast Iowa continues tode the growing young mansome o his avorite experi-

s.ince he was a toddler, Mi-Strei has enjoyed helping

eed or riding a tractor along-his ather, odd.Whether sitting in a combineoing other feldwork, I en-

doing anything that allowedo be out on the arm, smilednow 16-year-old. Actually,o my avorite memories wasn my dad was employed withmans Custom Farming, anduld be allowed to go see himing silage in the Cedar Rap-rea. Sometimes I wouldnt seeor a week, and being able toown and spend time with him

lot o un.Michael said it was around thehe was in the second or third

e that he became actively in-d with arming alongside hisand grandather Mike Strei.e early duties mainly includeding and cal chores.n later years he would helpe hay during baling time andhe grain cart. By eighth grade,

nd his cousin yler Nydeggeran Iowa State University

man) would help milk dairyon weekends at Strei Farms,

ed just southeast o Westn. Currently, the two cousins

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ILY TRADITION

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With the lifelong support of family members, including (back, l-r) his grandfather Mike Streif, father Todd Streif, great-grandfather Dale Halverson,and grandfather Kent Halverson, Michael Streif is eagerly anticipating the opportunity to farm full-time.(Mike Van Sickle photo)

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013/The Fayette County Union - FARM C-3

n their second year o armingown 18 acres o cropland inWadena.

Each year I have been givenpportunity to take on anothermore responsibilities, said

hael, explaining that he now at planting, spraying, and

bining time.Te son o odd and Heidi

While talking with his great-grandfather Dale Halverson (left) and grandfather Kent Halverson, Michael Streifsits aboard the Oliver 880 tractor he restored just last year. The Oliver was originally owned by Dale. (MikeVan Sickle photo)

ng Michael Streifs his first duties on the Streif Dairy Farm was calfes. (Mike Van Sickle photo)

(Halverson) Strei, Michael gives agreat amount o credit to his dad,grandpa Mike, grandpa Kent Halv-erson, and great-grandather DaleHalverson or instilling a strongwork ethic in him.

Each o my parents andgrandparents have worked veryhard or what they have, and theyhave stressed those belies in me,

said the grandson with admira-tion.

Dad has taught me prettymuch everything about crop pro-duction, including what chemi-cals and ertilizers to use, he ex-plained. Grandpa Mike takes agreat amount o pride in how hemaintains the well-kept appear-ance o the entire arm. He takesgreat pride in what he has andwhat he works or.

At the same time, Great-Grandpa Halverson has taught methat working hard will get you along ways in lie, Michael added.

And Grandpa Halverson has al-ways told me to do what you needto do and that he will always beproud o me.

Although he is confdent hewill someday become a armer,the North Fayette Valley juniornoted that each o his mentors hasstressed his need to go to college,in case o needing an alternatecareer in the uture. One thing re-mains or certain: Te degree heseeks will defnitely be ag-related.

I like being outdoors, and it(arming) is defnitely rewarding.Its especially gratiying when you

work so hard and experience agood harvest or raise a good live-stock herd, he explained.

For other young people con-templating a arming career, Mi-chael shared, I believe a personwill really have to want to do it inorder to be successul. You have tobe reliable, committed to agricul-ture, and need to care or it.

You will defnitely need thesupport o amily and riends, and

ILY TRADITION Continued

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if the opportunity is there, take it,he stressed.

Growing up under the wingsof a supportive family himself, the

aspiring farmer acknowledges anever-growing admiration for agproducers of the past, today, andthe future.

chael Streif looks forward to following in the footsteps of his father, Todd (right), and grandfather Mike incoming an Iowa farmer. (Mike Van Sickle photo)

By the eighth grade, Michael Streif (pictured)and his cousin Tyler Nydegger would helpmilk dairy cows on weekends at Streif DairyFarm near West Union. Michael and Tylernow both farm together approximately 18acres of cropland in rural Wadena. (Mike VanSickle photo)

FAMILY TRADITION Continued

From the driveway of his familyshome, Michael Streif has a close-up view of his grandfather MikeStreifs dairy herd and farm justsoutheast of West Union. (Mike VanSickle photo)

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wa Secretary of AgricultureNorthey recognized CenturyHeritage Farm families duringemony at the 2013 Iowa State

o qualify, a Century Farmy must have owned at leastcres for 100 years or more.nwhile, a Heritage Farm fam-ust have owned the property50 years or more.is year 365 Century Farms

67 Heritage Farms were recog-d at the annual ceremonies.

ualifying Fayette Countys included Heritage Farm re-nts Margaret l. Foxwell, andD. and Mary A. Foxwell.ntury Farm recipients fromte County were HaroldLinda Bowman, Dean and

cy Franzen, Lenius CountryHome/Loyce Bunn, Barbaranburg, Dale Schrader, andy D. Scott.

is a great pleasure and dis-honor to help recognize thesefamilies that have owned thefarm for 100 or 150 years. It

estament to the values of landardship, hard work, patience,cation and perseverance that

ound in Iowas farm families,Northey.Te program acknowledges

eep roots of Iowa agriculturehe special bond that exists be-n Iowa families and the landfarm, he added. Te IowaFair is a celebration of Iowaowa agriculture, so its a great

to recognize the Centuryand Heritage Farm recipi-

e Iowa Department ofculture and Land Stewardshipartnered with the Iowa Farmau Federation since 1976 to

2013 Fayette County Heritage/Century Farm recipients

Dean and Nancy Franzen, rural Fort Atkinson Century Farm recipi-ents(Courtesy photo)

Craig Hill, presidentof the Iowa FarmBureau Federation,congratulated BarbaraOldenburg on her ruralWest Union farm be-ing named a CenturyFarm.(Courtesy photo)

recognize families that have ownedand worked a farm for 100 years ormore. Including this years recipi-ents, 17,851 farms from across thestate have been recognized.

Te Heritage Farm programwas started in 2006, on the 30thanniversary of the Century Farmprogram, and now 650 farms have

been recognized.Craig Hill, president of the Iowa

Farm Bureau Federation, and JoeHeinrich, vice president of theIowa Farm Bureau Federation,

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ment and guidance to Iowasers through the years.

il and Julie Lansing have eachlielong supporters o thete County 4-H program. All

Lansing children have beenactive in 4-H, and fve o themd on or are currently servinge Iowa State 4-H Council.il and Julie continue to en-age their grandchildren to bemembers. One currently is aber, another is a Clover Kid,the remaining two wait pa-

y to reach 4-H age.il graduated rom high schoolimmediately became a 4-H

ansings inducted into Iowa 4-H Hall of Fameleader with encouragement roma ormer leader o the EldoradoEagles 4-H Club. Julie didnt growup in 4-H, but it didnt take longor her to join. Ten years later shebecame the leader o the DiligentDoverettes 4-H Club. Later, theclub name was changed to DiligentDovers.

Each summer Neil and Julieserve as camp cooks and projectassistants at Pineblu 4-H Campnear Decorah. Serving in this vol-unteer position allows them to re-connect with ormer 4-H memberswho are bringing their children tocamp.

Over the years the couple haveassisted fve county youth coor-dinators and served as advisorsor the Fayette County 4-H YouthCouncil. Each month Neil andJulie meet with the members toencourage countywide leadershipand citizenship projects.

In addition, Neil and Julie wereadvisors or the Northeast IowaArea 4-H Council until it disband-ed in 2008.

Neil has served on the Fayette

County Extension Council rom1984-1987 and rom 1991 to pres-ent. He also represents FayetteCounty on the Region 4 RegionalCouncil. He has also served 16years on the Fayette County YouthCommittee.

Being a lielong dairy armersin the county, Neil has assisted at

Iowa 4-H Foundation executive director Kris Fish Kuhlmann (left) congratulated Julie and Neil Lansing of WesUnion on being inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during recent ceremonies at the Iowa State Fair inDes Moines.(Photo submitted)

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assroots representativesthe Iowa Corn Growers

ciation (ICGA) reinstateding policies and debated orted new policies at the ICGAal meeting and policy coner-in Des Moines on Aug. 24.

Tis policy meeting is the fnalin setting Iowa corn growery or the coming year, saidr Zylstra, a corn armer romville and the newly elected

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Corngrowers set new legislative policiesare engaged in policy decisionsthat aect their operations.

Te annual policy conerence isthe year-end event in the ICGAsannual policy development pro-cess, which includes a membersurvey, regional roundtable dis-cussions across the state and thepolicy conerence. Iowa policiesrelating to national issues andadopted at this meeting are thenbrought orward to the NationalCorn Growers Association wintermeetings at Commodity Classic.

A ew o the key resolutions ap-proved were:

By a unanimous vote, thegroup voted to support the IowaCorn Promotion Board recom-mendation to increase the Iowa

Code limit (cap) or the Iowa cornchecko, which would not increasethe checko rate a armer pays, butrather make it possible or armersto hold a reerendum, i necessary,at some point in the uture. imingo any corn checko rate decisionshould be decided by armers,through armer reerendum, andas recommended by the armer-elected representatives o the IowaCorn Promotion Board.

Corn delegates voted to con-tinue support or conservationcompliance being tied to tradition-al arm programs. However, thegroup determined that i conser-

vation compliance should be tiedto crop insurance in the uture,certain protections should include: 1) I there is a violation, it should

only aected the premium subsidyrom the government, not eligibil-ity or crop insurance;

2) Enorcement only occurs a-ter all rights to appeal are fnalized;

3) A grace period should be giv-en to come back into compliance,and when back into compliance,the armer is eligible or ull cropinsurance policy;

4) Enorcement should not beapplied retroactively to prior cropyears (example: claw back provi-sion proposed by Congress to re-quire repaying government premi-ums or prior crop years);

5) Natural ResourcesConservation Service/FarmService Agency should continuesto handle both spot checks and ap-peals, not the Risk ManagementAgency or other government agen-cy.

6) I a penalty occurs, the penal-ty should only be applicable to thearm with the violation on it, not aarmers total acres.

Delegates voted to supportthe Iowa Nutrient ReductionStrategy as proposed by the IowaDepartment o Agriculture andLand Stewardship and unded bythe legislature in 2013. ICGA shallsupport and advocate or contin-ued unding o the Iowa NutrientReduction Strategy.

In the area o the Farm Bill, thegroup voted to support the tradi-

tional rural/urban coalition ap-proach to arm and nutrition leg-islation.

Corn armers who attendedthe annual policy meeting alsohad a chance to hear rom IowaLt. Governor Kim Reynolds andIowa Secretary o Agriculture BillNorthey.

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Collin Jensen (left) and son Ben closely examine an ear of corn in preparation for the fall harvest. A 1996 North Fayette graduate, Ben returnedto his familys rural West Union homestead last year to farm in partnership with his father. (Mike Van Sickle photo)

MING ROOTS

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t was just a matter o time be-ore Ben Jensen elt he wouldreturn to his arming roots.With the help o his ather,n, and support o his wie,that opportunity arose a cou-ears ago.e elder Jensen explained that

reviously asked each o hisadult children, Aimee (Bryanon), Jennier (Jef Bunn),t (Amy), and Ben, whetherhad an interest in orming a

nership on the amily arm, lo-northwest o West Union.

knew that the day would comeme point where I couldnt runaily arming operations, ands becoming a growing con-to me, said Collin, who nowwith his wie, Jennier, north

e Jensen homestead.Te heritage part o things has

ys been very important to me,dded, noting that the Jensenhas been in the amilys name

ver 130 years.ach o the kids took a longin thinking about things be-making a decision, which isod thing, the proud athernued. Tey all understood

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whatever reason, i I get sickmething, someone is able toover the workload. Tat was

ys a concern o mine.n explained that he alwaysed to arm, it was just a matter

hen he could once again makeart o his lie.or roughly two years, I hadously tried to help Dad on the he noted. But at the time Ianother ull-time job, and ittoo much to balance my time

a growing amily.th the more recent ofer byather, Ben and his wie, Lisa,ully weighed their optionse agreeing to move with theirren Nathan, 9, Haley, 7, and

na, 1-1/2, to the Jensen homeapproximately one year ago.1996 North Fayette gradu-Ben had attended Universal

nical Institute (UI) inago, where he participated inuto diesel mechanic program.

er graduating rom UI, Benemployed in his eld o study,ding eight years in the ser-department o Nuss ruck &pment in Rochester, Minn. Atame time, Lisa was enjoying

work as a nurse at Mayo Clinic.hile noting that the conve-ces ofered by the larger com-ty was a point o discussion,admitted that his wies em-

ment at Mayo was among thehest decisions the couple hadake in regard to moving to ru-

West Union.believe things are startingow on Lisa. She is enjoyinge-schooling our children, ands discovering people seem tolot riendlier in the smaller

communities, said Ben.For me, I always knew that i

the opportunity arose, I wantedto return to arming, he added. Ialways wanted to raise my kids onthe arm. It is not much diferentrom when I grew up; not manykids are given that opportunity.

Were a close-knit amily andwith us, since our children arehome-schooled, my kids get tosee me throughout each day, Bencontinued. I also enjoy working

outdoors and the nature aspect othings, Just the opportunity or mykids to be able to saely run andplay outdoors and explore thingsis important to me. As they growold, they will start working on thearm and nding out that lie isnt

just un and games.Some o the young producers a-

vorite memories are playing on theamily arm with his older brotherand helping with the chores, espe-cially working with the calves.

In addition to producing crops,Collin noted that when Ben andhis siblings were growing up, heand his late wie, Joan, raised ap-proximately 150 stock cows andapproximately 120 sows. As thehog industry transitioned to largeconnement acilities, Collin gotout o the business. Similarly, asthe children moved of the arm,he phased out the cattle operation.

oday, the newly ounded atherand son team manage approxi-mately 2,500 acres o corn/soybeanproduction, and conservation pro-gramming.

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Ben and Lisa Jensen re-turned to northeast Iowa lastyear to raise their children (l-r) Alaina, Nathan, and Haleyon the Jensen family farm,located just northwest ofWest Union. (Mike Van Sicklephoto)

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in no-tilling in the 80s be-converting ully to the conser-n practice in the 90s.ad is extremely knowledge-He basically taught me every-I know about arming, saidIn addition to keeping up

he advancements in electron-nd machinery, he certainlyated me on the importance oervation practices.

We no-till, and it is really away to arm. It saves passess a feld, which, in turn, savesme and use o equipment,added. It also saves on the

unt o topsoil lost to runo.hen asked what has been the

st change in arming sincegrew up on the arm, Collin

interjected, Me.Yeah, the old mans attitude.

Its mellowed over the years, Benlaughed, beore adding, Actually,I would have to say that amongthe biggest changes is the amounto electronics involved and simplyhow big everything has gotten.

All the equipment has gotten sobig and too sophisticated to eventry to teach the younger kids howto saely and appropriately operatethem, explained the now 35-year-old. Also when I was growing up,we had livestock and chores to doevery day. Unortunately, now-days i you dont go big (with live-stock production), you cant make

enough money. I I add livestock tothe operation, it would solely be as

a hobby.Noting the increase in the aver-

age age o the American armer,Ben commented that todays arm-er seems to be the same generationo producers rom two decadesago.

Tere are not many youngerproducers, and it needs to happen.Its especially important to smallcommunities like West Union,stressed Collin. Agriculture hassuch an impact on all businesses,rom the grocery stores to the au-tomobile dealerships. We have toomany tax dollars going out o thecounty. With the move to largerarm corporations, there is less

trade in the county.o get into arming, a young

producer needs someones sup-port. You have to have someonehelp you get your oot in the door,

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Farming is a great way o lie.

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er 24 months and completion o allogram requirements, participants willrn a dollar-or-dollar match on moneyved up to $2,400, or a possible $4,800use toward the purchase o a arm as-.

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Coming into Fredericksburgrom the west, you aregreeted with a small vine-yard lush with purple

echal Foch grapes and greenrescent grapes.t was six years ago that Sherryke and Dick Miller decided to

w grapes or wine. Wine grapesiferent rom eating grapes inthey are much smaller, and asrapes ripen, they begin a er-ting process.st thought Id do it, and it hap-d, said Sherry Mattke aboutthe couple began growing

es.She (Mattke) pretty much

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he spraying and the mowing,s about it.Te couple began their aver-ized vineyard with 300 in-

dual La Crescent grape plants700 Marechal Foch grape

s.Crescents are airly small,d, yellow-amber grapes withxy bloom when ripe. In ad-n to ripening very early, theechal Foch is one o the har-

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From vine to wine

Dick Miller and Sherry Mattke enjoy a delicious glass of red wine produced with Marechal Foch grapesgrown in the couples Fredericksburg vineyard.

By Amber HoveyContributing Writer

Fredericksburg, Mattke will admit,We kind o winged it.

Upkeep on the grapes includestying the vines to trellises in orderto support the weight o the grapebunches and spraying the grapeswith an organic mixture.

Tey need a lot o sprayingbecause they are very particular,Mattke explained.

In the spring, about two yearsago, we lost a pile o them becausewe had three reezes, recalledMiller. Now they came out with aspray that tightens up the buds toprotect them rom reezing.

We also trim the leaves backso that sunlight gets to the grapes,continued Mattke, but then thebirds see them.

I have to ght the birds, shelaughed. Tey are very deensivebecause there are a lot o nests inthe plants.

We know when they are ripe,because the birds are here, chuck-led Miller.

September is approximatelywhen Mattke and Miller hand-pickthe grapes.

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We will probably have morethis year, added Mattke.

Afer picking is completed, thegrapes are taken to EngelbrechtFamily Winery on the east side oFredericksburg, where the grapesare transormed into deliciouswines.

Te grapes are 3 percentalcohol right o the vine, notedMiller.

Te retired couple are evenlooking into possibly selling theirgrapes to other nearby wineries.However, expansion o their vine-yard is not in the uture, agreed the

couple.We dont have that many

riends, joked Mattke, reerring tothe number o bottles o wine theyreceive rom their vineyard.

I dont know i we will eversee a prot, but its un, closedMattke.

ry Mattke of Fredericksburg harvests grapes from her and Dickrs vineyard every September. Last year, the couple harvested5 pounds of grapes.

Dick Miller checks to see if the grapes in his and girlfriend Sherry Mattkes vineyard are ready to harvest.The couples vineyard is located on the west edge of Fredericksburg.

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Dick Miller and Sherry Mattke of Fredericksburg hold up one of each kind of grape variety,La Crescent (green) and Marechal Foch (purple), they have planted in their vineyard on theedge of town.

own on Sherry Mattke and Dick Millers Fredericksburg vineyard are Laescent and Marechal Foch grapes. La Crescent grapes (pictured) are used inte wines, and Marechal Foch grapes are used in red wines.

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The aroma o livestockmanure and resh-cuthay flls the crisp, coolair o the serene Castaliacountryside as John and MeganSchroeder begin the 7 a.m. choreo milking.

Te dairy cows shu e in their

stalls, preoccupied with the hayand grain thrown in ront o them.Te Schroeders nine BouMat-

ic Companion milkers hum as theydraw milk rom the cows burstingudders. Bought within the last twoyears, the new milkers have a tie-stall detacher and provide a digitalread-out o milk ow, weight, tem-perature, and warnings. Te frstnine cows are fnished, and thenbegins the next nine, and so orthuntil all 75 dairy cows are drained.

On particular morning,5-year-old Hannah is helping toshovel manure down the middleaisle o the milking barn and bot-tle-eeding the some 50 calves.

Ten there is 8-month-old,blue-eyed Bristol sitting quietly inher stroller with a red Sippy cupand her dolly.

For John Schroeder, arminghas been his lie since he was born.oday, he and his wie, Megan,arm 460 acres with his brother,Chad, and his parents, Doyle andBonnie.

I never thought about doinganything else, admitted John. Ihave always wanted to arm.

Megan Matt o Clermont andJohn Schroeder were high schoolsweethearts beore getting marriedin 2004.

Te young Valley grads movedto what they call the upper arm

in 2002. Johns parents live on thearm across the road and down ahill, which is where the main dairyoperation takes place.

Te upper arm has been in theSchroeder name or close to a cen-tury while the lower arm has beenin the amily since the 1940s.

Beore marrying John, Megangrew up in Clermont, and whileher grandparents armed, she hadnever milked.

I was scared (my frst timemilking). I thought I was going toget kicked, recalled Megan.

oday, the couple are ull-timearmers and milk every day at 7a.m. and 7 p.m.

Every other day approximately7,500 pounds o milk is picked up

Living the tradition of the family farmBy Amber HoveyContributing Writer

ming has been a way of life for generations of the Schroeder family of rural Castalia. Following in thetsteps of Doyle and Bonnie Schroeder are son John, his wife, Megan, and their daughters, Hannah, 5, Bristol, 8 months.

by a milk truck and hauled to Wap-sie Creamery in Independence.

Aside rom dairy cattle andcalves, the Schroeder amily havesteers and chickens. Tey also har-

vest hay and corn.For Megan, her avorite part

o arming is being in the feld; or

John, arming lets him be his ownboss.I rely on mysel to get stu

done, said John, and its not verystressul.

It can be sometimes, though,interjected Megan. We neverknow what we are going to makeor money, making it hard to knowwhat we can and cannot aord.

With amily arms dwindlingin numbers, it is important to re-member that they still exist andyounger generations are still arm-ing.

When asked about what can bedone to motivate younger genera-tions to get involved in agriculture,the couples response was the needor more ways to get started, in-cluding more grants.

Tere are some grants outthere, but not enough, said John.Farming is an expensive opera-tion.

However, i you ever visit theSchroeder arm, the challenges otodays armer are overcome bythe passion, drive, and hard workthe Schroeder amily put orth tomake a quality lie o their own.

You can also count on thecompany o the energetic Hannah.She will tell you that her avoritepart o arming is milking and thatshe plans to show cattle at the airwhen she is old enough and. oh,

dont orget her desire or a horse.In Megans eyes, the earless

5-year-old is defnitely her atherschild.

I heard stories o when he(John) used to climb the silos whenhe was younger, laughed Megan.

Tey (Johns amily) wouldbe, like, Where is John? and theywould look up, and there he was.

His grandma went up aerhim once, smiled Megan.

Farming has been a way o lieor generations o the Schroederamily, and John and Megan planto continue that tradition.

LIVING THE TRADITION

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We (John, Megan, and Johns brother, Chad) will be taking it overm his parents) in the next year or so, said John.As for the future, the Schroeders dont have any plans to change whatare doing or how they are doing it. Teyre happy with life just as it

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The Schroeder dairy farm overlooks the rolling green hills of rural Castalia. John and Megan Schroeder farm460 acres with his brother, Chad, and their parents, Doyle and Bonnie Schroeder.

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Along with dairy cows, Meganand John Schroeder maintain 65calf huts, in which they keep thecalves from their own farm aswell as bull calves bought fromthe surrounding neighbors.

John Schroeder feeds the dairy cows during the 7 a.m. milking shift.John, along with his wife, Megan, of rural Castalia milks approximately75 cows every morning and night.

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Rolling Hills Greenhouse has four bays and plenty of room to grow fresh greens and herbs. The facility is alsocomputer-automated to regulate temperature, humidity, sunlight, and water solutions.

From personal delivery toa consistently high qual-ity product, service is whatEric and Fern Unruh want

ng Hills Greenhouse to refecteir customers and the com-ty.ocated just o Highway 18 on

wood Road northeast o West

n, Rolling Hills Greenhouseits beginnings in OctoberTe Unruh amily, speci-

Eric and Fern, had been ir-on armers in Kansas beorebut were ready to embark onthing a little dierent whenmoved to northeast Iowa.

Rolling Hills Greenhouses dierent varieties o lettuce

herbs hydroponically. In others, they grow their plants usingral and nutrient solutions in

r, without the use o soil. Teirto provide resh herbs and

ns year-round to their custom-

ric and Fern did not enterthis endeavor lightly. Teyheir research, touring otheroponic greenhouses, beore

ding to start their own. Tesity and the technology re-d to grow a product in thiso an operation appealed to, so they set out to develop

own business using thisod.

Tings have gone very wellheir business thus ar. Whenwere in Kansas, they endured-5 tornado. Beore that, theyt three years in Arica, whereovernment was very corrupt,ng it di cult to do business.

ervice and availability lead to Rolling Hills Greenhouse successBy Brian Smith

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ThisisthelabeltolookforatyourlocalgrocerystoreifyouwanttopurchasefreshgreensandherbsfromRollingHillsGreenhouse.

Tey eel blessed to be living andworking in Iowa now and to havereceived such a warm welcomerom various cities where theircustomers reside.

We eel that the business isgoing very well here, and we arehappy and very appreciative othe situation we are in now. Te

joys along the way are worth thework involved, related Fern, whodevotes much o her time to o ce

work and marketing.Te business is a amily a-

air, with Eric and his son, Jason,handling the day-to-day runningo the greenhouse acility. Te Un-ruhs also have two daughters, Re-nea and Mandi, who work at thegreenhouse as well. Tey, alongwith about our other employees,keep things running smoothly allyear long.

Te greenhouse is 96 by 132and is situated north and south,with a one-oot slope rom northto south. Tis allows us to collectthe most sunlight all year long in-stead o just in the spring like moretypical greenhouses, explained

Eric, who makes most o the majordecisions or the business.Te greenhouse is also com-

puter-automated, so that thingslike temperature, humidity, sun-light, and the amount o nutrientsin the water solution can be regu-lated e ciently and consistently.

Jason has devoted a lot o timeto studying the science behind hy-droponics. Tey use a ve-stagesystem in which they are plantingnew seeds every hal-week. Teseeds germinate in a porous sub-stance known as rock wool (some-times called mineral wool). Aergermination the young plants are

then moved on to a nursery, wheremisters keep them moist. As theplants grow larger, they are even-tually moved through a series ofood tables and trays that allowthe roots o the plant to grow anddevelop in a perect solution owater and nutrients beore eventu-ally being harvested.

All stages o the growing pro-cess are continually present in the

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nhouse, so it is a never-endingo production. Harvesting o

ettuce and herbs typically oc-twice a week. In the warmerths, the cycle rom planting toest takes about fve weeks. Inolder months, it may take upght weeks or the entire pro-

Every hal-week we harvestplant new seeds so we have

ntinuous rotation. Its a chal-e to grow crops here year-

d, but so ar it seems to being, stated Jason.Green and red lea lettuce,aine, and Boston Butter Bibvarieties o lettuce availableugh Rolling Hills Greenhouse.selection o herbs includes ci-o, parsley, chervil, basil, Tai, cutting dill, mint, and sage.is an especially popular prod-and Rolling Hills sells it inas a live kitchen cutting herb,clamshell, and as a hanging

you are wondering how tohase their products, you dontto travel too ar. Rolling Hillsnhouse supplies greens ands to Moores Foods in West

on, along with a ew other lo-usinesses. In addition to theUnion area, it also has cus-

ers in Decorah, Cedar Rap-Cedar Falls, Waterloo, IowaCoralville, Dubuque, and the

d Cities. Some o the green-es larger buyers are Hy-Veeery stores, the University ohern Iowa, and Mercy Hospi-

n Cedar Rapids. You can alson-line to learn more about thenhouse at www.rollinghills-nhouse.com .ce is an important aspect o

Unruhs business. Tey believeoviding a service to the com-

Plants that have recently sprung up are moved into the nursery area, where they receive a regular mistingto keep them moist.

Basil is one of the more popular products that Rolling Hills Greenhouseproduces. It is sold in bulk, as a kitchen cutting herb, in a clamshell,and as a hanging herb. Boston Butter Bib lettuce, straight from the Rolling Hills Greenhouse

cold room, is shown packaged and ready to be delivered.

munity, rather than just trying tomake money.

Eric or Jason usually deliversour greens and herbs personally toall o our customers in Iowa andRochester, Minn. We like to thinkwe are providing a service thatpeople desire and that also con-tributes to healthy eating habits,

said Fern.A constant striving or im-

provement is evident at RollingHills, and the Unruhs seem tolearn something new about whatthey are doing on a regular basis.Goals or the uture include fnd-ing ways to increase growing ca-pacity and fguring out how best toadjust what they grow to suit cus-tomer needs.

However, there are somethings they dont plan to change.Rolling Hills Greenhouse seeksto continue to provide herbs andgreens that are resh, tasty, andavailable year-round.

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This is one of the many sensors in the greenhouse that let the computerknow if there is too much or not enough of something in the growingenvironment.

Rolling Hills Greenhouse is 96 by 132 and is situated north and south, with a one-foot slope from north to south. This allows itto collect an even amount of sunlight all year long.

e plants leave the nursery, they are placed intoes of flood tables and trays that allow the roots

e plants to grow in a perfect solution of waternutrients. The root system of a lettuce plant ishere.

Seeds are

anted in asubstanceknown asock wool,or mineralwool. This a porous

substancethat helpse seeds togerminate

quickly.

Herbs grown at Rolling Hills Greenhouse include cilantro, parsley,chervil, basil, Thai basil, cutting dill, mint, and sage.

reens and herbs are grown hydroponically at Rolling Hills Greenhouse. Seen here areme of the trays and tubes used to grow the plants in water, without the use of soil.

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What began as a sim-ple retirement proj-ect or Erling Bildenhas become a tasty

ure the entire community cany. Afer nearly 10 years o in-ng in their backyard, on Sept.rling and Mary Bilden will be

ning their apple orchard to theic or the very rst time.

Weve been taking the appleshe armers market and sellingm to Valley Schools or the pastyears, but weve never openedlike this beore, said Bilden.

Erling began the project near-decade ago, jumping in withprior experience, very little

ation about how to producepple orchard, and with no ex-ations or how his little appleard may one day enhance themunity.Afer struggling in the begin-, Erling took a class through

a State University on how toor the trees.

I I had to do it again notI would try again at my ageuld learn a little more beore Iped in, he chuckled.Since taking the class, the

have produced an abundancepples. As we walked throughorchard, branches lled withy ripe apples sagging toward

Orchard to providea taste of autumn

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Erling and Mary Bildenare excited to welcomethe public to the very firstopening of their appleorchard on Sept. 22 andthe Barn Board Factory onOct. 5 and 6. (Photos byShalee Hanson)

the ground surrounded us.Te apples, however, arent

the only project the Bildens havebeen working on. As we touredthe rural Elgin arm, Mary oeredto show me what she reerred to asthe Barn Board Factory. Insidethe various sheds and trailors onthe arm there were mountainso crafs made out o reurbishedbarn boards.

Ive always wanted to live inan old barn, thats my dream, Maryadmitted. Te couple laughed asthey told me Marys dream barnhouse isnt in the cards or them.

It is Ron McCartney that Maryblames or her new avorite hobby.

Well, I ound out he was tear-ing down an old barn on his landand told him not to do it, andthen he called me the day beoreand said i I wanted to come pickthrough the barn beore it camedown, I had better get over there.

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People passing through the ru-ral communities o northeast Iowamay believe the businesses andpeople are old-ashioned and anti-innovation. Tose people couldntbe more wrong. In act, nestled inthe hills o Castalia, organic armowner Chuck Bushman recentlyinstalled a 70 kW solar array on hisorganic arm.

Te 360 panels line the rooo his chicken coop and were in-stalled by immermans alents,LLC o Platteville, Wis. Te in-stallation has been up and run-ning or a month and a hal, andsince its implementation it has cutBushmans electric bill rom $1600to $170.

Chuck Bushmans renew-able energy dream began 10 yearsago when he took an interest inthe wind turbines that had beenpopping up around the Midwest.Afer doing more research on thecost, savings, and maintenance,Bushman decided against imple-

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uck Bushman (r) describes the installation process and benefits of solar energy to the Solar Tour as well as neighbors and friends interestedsolar energy. (Photos by Shalee Hanson)

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yton Electric Cooperative.Te Bushman arm isnt the only north-Iowa business utilizing solar energy. On

rsday, Sept. 12, the Bushman Farm, Lutherege, Pizza Ranch, Decorah Bank and rust,Oneota Valley Family Eye Care were all

s on a Solar our. Te tour attendees includ-Nathaniel Baer o the Iowa Environmentalncil, im Dwight o the Iowa Solar Energy

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Participating in a recent Solar Tour of the Chuck and Marlys Bushman farm were representatives from several state energy organi-zations. Pictured (l-r) are: Nathaniel Baer, Tim Dwight, Joshua Mandelbaum, Pam Jochum, Chuck Bushman, Mike Breitbach, ToddTimmerman owner of Timmerman Talents, LLC., and Steven Falck.

Thursday morning the Solar Tour visited Chuck and Marlys Bushmansorganic farm to see Bushmans new solar energy installation.

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