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Young Missouri farm couple carries on family tradition

Benjamin Herrold
Mar 17, 2018
Mar 17, 2018 Updated Mar 30, 2018

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Clint and Mercedes Wilkerson come from long lines of farmers. So it was fitting the couple won Missouri Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award at the organization’s annual meeting last December.

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Wilkerson tractors — Wilkerson enjoys restoring old tractors. Here he drives a Farmall 806LP in a local parade, pulling a trailer with a Farmall Cub he also restored.
Photo courtesy of Clint Wilkerson

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