MT. VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) – The Kroul family farm in Mt. Vernon is the subject of the first episode in a docuseries called Farms of America.
“You can’t depend on the income from just normal farming. One little downturn can really put some operations in trouble,” owner John Kroul said in the first episode.
Kroul decided to take a risk and expand his family farm after buying it from his parents during the 1980s farm crisis…