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Young farmer said planning, support led to success

Benjamin Herrold
Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025

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Nathan Woehr’s grandpa gave him a small piece of land to get started farming. It was 2012, a year infamous for one of the worst droughts in recent history.

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