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Tim Kenyon
Oct 25, 2025
Oct 25, 2025

Joe armstrong and ashley DeKoning and tractor — Southeast Iowa farmer Joe Armstrong works with his daughter, Ashley DeKoning.
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GIBSON, Iowa — Joe Armstrong gets around. While he lives in Montezuma, Iowa, he farms 2,400 acres in parts of Keokuk and Powesheik counties.

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