BOUTON, Iowa — An Iowa couple has made a success out of farming but they aren’t encouraging the next generation.
Stephanie and Mike Hansen raised three children, built a farm about three times the size of the local average and filled their ample home with antiques celebrating regional heritage and agriculture.
“Farming is a great life. But there are barriers to entry in ag and the lifestyle offered by a career and job working for other folks might be better,” said Stephanie, whose farm is about a half hour’s drive from Des Moines.
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