Our Past

1973: Newells host farmers from Brazil and Japan

Compiled by Erin M. Gentz
Posted 3/8/23

March 7, 1973: A group of 16 visiting farmers from Brazil and Japan arrived in Iowa, where they would spend a year on farms. Among them was Hirofumi Masahiro, who would be spending the year with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Newell of Long Grove. The visiting farmers were sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau.

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