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Northeast Iowa producer enjoys telling story

From the June is Dairy Month series

Jeff DeYoung
Jun 10, 2023
Jun 10, 2023

IA-Dairy-producer-Doug-Carroll — Doug Carroll, his wife Jamie and their children milk 120 cows on their Delaware County farm. They also grow corn, oats and hay.
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Jeff DeYoung

RYAN, Iowa — Doug Carroll likes to tell people he came with his family’s farm.

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