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Family juggles ag business and farm goals

j.deyoung
Mar 23, 2019
Mar 23, 2019 Updated Mar 25, 2019

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CORNING, Iowa — About a year ago, Jason and Jamie McManis took a chance and started their own business.

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Jason McManis poses with his daughter, Halle. He and his wife, Jamie, run an ag business, grow corn and beans and raise a commercial cow herd. They have five children.
Photo courtesy McManis Family

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McManis with five children — Jason and Jamie McManis have five children — Aaron Armstrong, 18; Halle, 7; Madison and Aspen, 5; and Alexa, 3.
Photo courtesy McManis Family

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