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"My main goal in doing that is not
necessarily to create a bigger yield," says
Jack, "but to produce better seed. It's
given us smaller, smoother potatoes with
lower call-out and better uniformity."
BRIGHT FUTURE
"Had things played out differently, I was
not ready to retire," says Dan. "I love
farming; I love it with a passion. But the
kids wanted to get started too. My dad
gave me an opportunity to start farming
when I was young, and it was time to
move on. Jack and Jami know how to
farm and are doing a good job."
"When I told my family I was going up to
Montana, one aunt told me, 'You know,
you can't live off of scenery,'" Jack recalls
as he looks out at the fields around the
farmhouse where Dan was born and
raised and where Jack and Jami are now
raising their children. "I think I'm doing
pretty darn good living off of scenery."
Even in what he calls "retirement," Dan Kimm can't help but climb up into
the tractor come harvest time. "I love farming with a passion," he says.
pretty darn good living off of scenery."
