Iowa producer wants to model building through connection

Jeff DeYoung
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025

Matt Woodside and his wife, Brit, farm near Prescott in southwest Iowa. They have two sons — Henry, 5 and Wyatt, 2.
Photo courtesy Matt Woodside

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Jeff DeYoung

PRESCOTT, Iowa — It takes time to build a farming operation, and Matt Woodside says he is willing to be patient.

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