Many questioned the idea of starting a farm newspaper in the midst of the farm crisis in the mid-1980s, but 40 years later, Iowa Farmer Today is still plowing right along.
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The first issue of Iowa Farmer Today hit mailboxes Sept. 8, 1984, started by the first publisher Steve DeWitt. Bob Davis was a longtime editor with IFT who joined the staff shortly after the first issue.
IFT file photoMany questioned the idea of starting a farm newspaper in the midst of the farm crisis in the mid-1980s, but 40 years later, Iowa Farmer Today is still plowing right along.
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