Michael Hunter

Mike Hunter (’78 ag business) and his brother, Nick Hunter (L)(’83 ag business), farmers near Chariton, Iowa, have been awarded the Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The Hunters raise grain, finish cattle, run a cow/calf operation, and manage a Christmas tree farm. The family’s conservation practices also have earned them the Rathbun Lake Protector Award and recognition from the Natural Heritage Foundation.