For lifelong farmer, succession more than business—it’s continuing a way of life
In the fall, Merlyn Hegland spends more than 700 hours in his combine, harvesting fields in central Iowa. Catch him at the right time and you might find one of his six grandchildren riding with him.
While the technology may have advanced over the years, the experience itself is similar to what Merlyn enjoyed as a boy. Some of his earliest memories involve riding on a tractor with his father, who grew up on a farm in Norway.