Our 2021 Champions
Meet the first cohort of Iowa Front Forty Champions, representing farmers and conservation-minded individuals across Iowa. See how these champions are promoting progress and inspiring change across our state.
Meet the first cohort of Iowa Front Forty Champions, representing farmers and conservation-minded individuals across Iowa. See how these champions are promoting progress and inspiring change across our state.
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Tom Adam |
Keokuk |
Tom farms near Harper in Keokuk County and grows soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, hay and produces… |
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Jim Andersen |
Pottawattamie |
Jim is the son of a conservation farmer, and he's tried to carry on in this tradition. He's been… |
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Aimee Bissell |
Taylor |
Aimee farms with her husband and two sons in southwest Iowa. |
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Bob Braden |
Scott |
Bob is from Eldridge and is a grain, corn and soybean farmer. |
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Marty Danzer |
Carroll |
Marty is from Carroll and is on the Iowa Soybean District 4 Board of Directors. On his farm in… |
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Kirk Den-Herder |
Sioux |
Kirk farms in Sioux County, Iowa near Orange City. |
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Dwight Dial |
Calhoun |
Dwight is a Calhoun County farmer who has been practicing no-till farming since the 1980s. |
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Bill Drury |
Wright |
Bill is a farmer from Wright County. |
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Scott Eichelberger |
Muscatine |
Scott is a farmer from Muscatine County. |
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Steph Essick |
Clay |
Steph knew she wanted to farm when she was a high school senior. She attended Iowa State… |
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Robb Ewoldt |
Scott |
Robb farms in Scott County and is President of the Iowa Soybean Association. He grows corn,… |
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Thomas Fawcett |
Polk |
Thomas grew up on his family's farm in West Branch before attending Iowa State University and… |
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Wayne Fredericks |
Mitchell |
Wayne lives in Osage and has been farming there since 1973. He's been actively involved with the… |
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Chris Gaesser |
Adams |
Chris farms in southwest Iowa between Corning and Creston. He farms mostly corn, soybeans and a… |
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Kevin Glanz |
Delaware |
Kevin grows corn and soybeans near Manchester. |
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Josh Henik |
Linn |
Josh farms near Mount Vernon and teaches agronomy at Kirkwood Community College. |
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Brian Hora |
Washington |
Brian is a 6th generation farmer from Washington County. Brian farms with his son Mitchell and… |
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Mitch Hora |
Washington |
Mitchell is a 7th generation farmer from southeast Iowa. Mitchell farms with his father Brian,… |
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Keith Lovrien |
Butler |
Keith is from Butler County and also farms in Floyd County. He farms corn and soybeans. He has… |
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Brent Low |
Buenavista |
Brent was born and raised on a small family farm in St. Ansgar. A graduate of Waldorf College… |
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Steve McGrew |
Mills |
Steve farms near Emerson with three brothers and a nephew. |
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Mark Mueller |
Bremer |
Mark is a Bremer County no-till farmer who grows corn, soybeans and raises rye grain and alfalfa… |
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Mike Paustian |
Scott |
Mike farms in Scott County with his family and is an Iowa Pork Producers past president. |
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Brent Renner |
Hancock |
Brent farms near Klemme and serves as an at-large director for the Iowa Soybean Association.… |
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Charlie Schafer |
Adair |
Charlie is the president of Agri Drain and grew up on a small farm north of Adair. Agri Drain is… |
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Karen Seipold |
Mills |
Karen and her husband farm in Mills County and raise four children on their farm. |
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Joe Shirbroun |
Clayton |
Joe farms north of Garnavillo. |
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Suzanne Shirbroun |
Clayton |
Suzanne farms in Clayton County with her husband. They grow corn and soybeans and have a Pioneer… |
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Curt Sindergard |
Pocahontas |
Curt farms in northwest Iowa and is involved in a family excavating business. He is a past ISA… |
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Rob Stout |
Washington |
Rob Stout farms with his stepson Alex in Washington County. Stout first started using no-till… |
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Don Swanson |
Wapello |
Don farms near Ottumwa in southeast Iowa with his wife, Pat, and family. He and his wife also… |
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Pat Swanson |
Wapello |
Pat Swanson farms near Ottumwa in southeast Iowa and serves as District 9 Director for the Iowa… |
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Steve Throssel |
Hardin |
Steve is from Eldora. |
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Ryan Tiefenthaler |
Carroll |
Ryan is a farmer from Carroll. He grows corn, beans and also has hogs and sells cover crops. |
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Zach Timm |
Jones |
Zach farms with his parents by Monticello and also works for Dubuque County as a conservation… |
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Tom Vaske |
Delaware |
Tom farms near Masonville. |
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Michael Vittetoe |
Washington |
Michael has a multi-generation family farm just east of the city of Washington. |
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David Walton |
Muscatine |
David lives in Wilton and is a seventh-generation farmer. |
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Clark Whitaker |
Henry |
Clark raises soybeans, corn, cattle and hogs on his family's Heritage Farm in southeast Iowa. He… |
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Chuck White |
Clay |
Chuck farms near Spencer and is a District 1 Director for the Iowa Soybean Association. His… |
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Lydia Whitman |
Clinton |
Lydia lives in eastern Iowa and is part of a family farm where she is the sixth generation. | View |
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