Kuhls receive century farm recognition at state fair

Louis and Emilia Kuhl first moved from a home between Garwin and Gladbrook to purchase a farm north of Beaman in 1914, and over 100 years and four generations later, the land remains in the family. The Kuhls recently received Century Farm recognition during the state fair in Des Moines last week.
           
Over the years, the farm was passed down to Elmer and Hildegard, then Thomas and Audrey Kuhl and eventually to its current owners and operators, Dave and Linda Kuhl, who still live on the farmhouse outside of Beaman that has been occupied by all four generations of Kuhls.
 
It hasn’t always been easy—they’ve endured the Great Depression, the 1980’s farm crisis, the floods of the early 1990’s and the current downturn in the agricultural market—but carrying on the family farm for over a century has made it all worth it. Dave and Linda first took over the operations in 1989 and moved into the house in 1991, and Mrs. Kuhl joked that she can remember standing outside waiting for rain amidst the heavy drought of the late 80’s.
 
Read more in this week's Grundy Register.