Although he considered becoming an investment banker while attending an Ivy League school, farmer Adam Howell of Middletown, Indiana, noted that he “grew up on a farm and probably knew all along that I would eventually farm myself.”
Adam, along with his wife Keri and three daughters, operates their family farm with eight close family members, including his parents and siblings and their families. In addition to growing corn and soybeans, the Howell farm produces tomatoes and pumpkins.
America’s corn farmers exported $9 billion worth of corn last year. One of the few American products with a trade surplus. (USDA)