Melanie Markhardt - Iowa County Sesquicentennial Farm

The sixth generation will be taking over the farm after David Massey steps down. Melanie Markhardt's son hopes to continue raising crops and beef cattle as they are doing now. Challenges that David Massey can recall are drought years and getting enough feed for their livestock. He also recalls the biggest change that they experienced was all the technology in the dairy industry, including the surge bucket milkers. David started working off the farm and in construction once they switched from dairy to beef. One thing that was significant to the family that was passed down now was their 1256 International tractor. Melanie feels it's pretty unique that the family is preserving the homestead after six generations.

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