An eastern Iowa farmer connects legacy to sustainability.

Jeff Pape, a no-till corn and soybean grower from Dyersville, tells Brownfield being sustainable means farming for the next generation.

“Our farm has continuously been farmed in our family now for 170 years. I don’t know that you can get much more sustainable than that, living within your means and taking care of that same ground for that many years. It’s quite a feat.”

He says it is tougher to be sustainable when the cost of farming goes up.

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