Global connections in agriculture: Foreign journalists tour local ag facilities, farms in Grundy County

GRUNDY COUNTY - Some of the best farmland in country - if not the world - can be found right here in Grundy County, and last week, our community was showcased during a three-day ag tour that was attended by top foreign agriculture journalists from all over the world.
 
Flying in from South Africa, Japan, Germany, Australia and beyond, eight journalists specializing in agricultural writing met up in Minneapolis in preparation for the annual Ag Media Summit hosted there. But before the summit, the group took part in a special three-day tour of local agriculture hosted by Harlen Persinger - a Grundy County farmer and ag photojournalist.
 
The tour brought the visitors to a number of different sites around Grundy County, Black Hawk County, Hardin County and beyond.
 
Persinger said he organized the tour as a way to give these ag journalists a look at what the day-to-day life is like in an agricultural community like Grundy County, and to discuss what a global effect that Iowa agriculture has on all of their respective countries.
 
“I’ve been on many tours of farms and agricultural areas around the country and the world, so I wanted to give this group a chance to experience real grassroots agriculture in Grundy County,” Persinger said. “We visited different family farms and local ag businesses, we toured museums and took in some of the area’s agricultural heritage and history, and we visited Iowa State University where students are learning about agriculture and technology today.”
 
 
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