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Tim Kenyon
Aug 28, 2026
Aug 28, 2026

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MONTICELLO, Iowa — About 125 area farmers gathered Aug. 18 to get information on insurance considerations, storage challenges, grazing options and other management strategies following heavy storm damage earlier this month in eastern Iowa.

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