DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa farm kids joining the family business have been adding livestock to boost income opportunities for decades.
Pigs. Cattle. Dairy cows. Sheep.
Shelby Smith has chosen a chirpier path: crickets.
In all fairness, it was her father, Dennis Smith, who suggested the 27-year-old find a niche when she returned to work the family's rural Story County corn and soybean farm after living in Ireland for nearly five years.
"You don't want to fight this corn and soybean market that I've been fighting for 30 years," Smith said, recalling her father's advice. "If you can find a nich...
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