Even after more than 80 people trickled into a farm shop in rural Indianola to congratulate brothers Don and Ron Hunerdosse for their Wergin Good Farm Neighbor award last week, the two were still surprised they had received the award.

"It’s humbling," Don said.

The brothers, who are Warren County Farm Bureau members, have been farming since they were little.

"I grew up farming," Ron said. "I never wanted to do anything else."

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