Today we award the 184th Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Boelen Family at Bear Creek Dairy! We're also celebrating the start of June Dairy Month! We talk with Jan and Dorine Boelen and family about their dairy operation and how they established the farm after immigrating from the Netherlands. We also talk with The folks from the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers, who sponsor the award. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, State Senator Annette Sweeney, and Iowa State Dairy Association Executive Director Mariah Busta praise the Boelens and talk about the kickoff of Dairy Month! We hear from Frazier Nursery's Alex Frazier about the tree they give each GFN winner and about steps for replacing windbreaks after last week's derecho. And Senator Chuck Grassley had some comments about the Boelens and the Good Farm Neighbor Award in his media call today!
