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Commitment to conservation
ROCKWELL CITY — If you stop by Conner and Ashley Hildreth’s farm south of Rockwell City, it’s alive with activity. This is a high-energy place, thanks to the couple’s four young children, as well as their cattle, sheep, hogs and chickens. This farm also reflects conservation in action. The Hildreth’s farming practices earned the family a 2024 Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. “God trusted us with this land, and we feel blessed to care for it and manage it,” said Conner Hildreth, 30. “We want to be stewards of the land and leave it in better condition than when ...