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Young Missouri farmer enjoys challenge of trying to improve

Sep 19, 2018
Sep 19, 2018 Updated Oct 1, 2018

Dane Diehl in combine — Dane Diehl farms in Bates County, Mo. He says there are challenges to being a young farmer, but he says he likes trying to grow and improve his operation.
Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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BUTLER, Mo. — Dane Diehl drove the combine across a field on his family farm, harvesting corn. It was a gorgeous mid-September day, the American flag on the combine only lightly fluttering in occasional breeze. After a wet weekend, harvest was rolling on the farm.

Dane Diehl flag on combine — Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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