Ava Heitkamp pets one of the farm’s cows July 17 at the Heitkamp Family Farm near East Dubuque, Illinois. The Heitkamps milk 100 cows in a double-7, step-up parlor.
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Layne Heitkamp feeds hay July 17 at the Heitkamp Family Farm near East Dubuque, Illinois. The fourth-generation farm is operated by Layne’s parents, Tiffany and Nick.
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Violet Heitkamp shovels protein pellets into a pail at the Heitkamp Family Farm near East Dubuque, Illinois. The pellets are fed while the cows are milked.
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