Several years ago, an old­er farmer introduced himself to me by stating "I am responsible for you being born."

Now I did not know this gentleman, so this caught me by surprise but also piqued my curiosity.

The farmer, Edgar Colony, went on to explain his involvement in my existence. He told me that he was the Johnson County Farm Bureau (JCFB) president in 1963, which was the year the JCFB board hired my...