Iowa farmers of color hold first ever conference
Organizer says he hopes to foster community of farmers of color
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Organizer says he hopes to foster community of farmers of color
The Tama and Black Hawk Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a free event, Soil H
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The Western family owns one of only about 1,700 Iowa Heritage Farms, which means a farm in the same family for at least 150 years. Theirs is likely the only such farm owned by a Black family.
There was an element of marvel about this family in the 1940s, when only .06 percent of Iowa farms were owned by non-white people, according to the Iowa Agricultural Census.