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Iowa couple is helping to tell agriculture’s story
May 26, 2017, 15:58 PM
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Telling agriculture’s story to the non-farm public is nothing new for a northwest Iowa farm couple.
Tony and Shirley Schroeder of Le Mars, Iowa estimate that, over the past 20 years, they’ve hosted well over five-thousand school students on their farm, including those from nearby Sioux City.
Tony says when students first arrive on the farm, he always begins by asking the question, “Where does your food come from?”
“They all tell me, ‘the grocery store’—and I correct them right away,” Tony says.
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