CALHOUN COUNTY, Iowa —

Grandpa and grandson duo, Melvin and Tucker Berner, are cultivating more than crops on the Berner Family Farm; they are preserving a legacy that has endured for generations.

Melvin Berner recalled, "[Tucker] used to ride with me in the combine."

Tucker Berner added, "I just remember sitting up there and watching him click a bunch of buttons."

The Berner Family Farm will mark its 150th anniversary next summer. So, for Tucker Berner, learning how to harvest was not optional.

"It's been in the family for a long time, and I hope it can stay that way," Melvin Berner said.

"Five generations before me have led to this point. And I hope to see the 200th year," Tucker Berner said, reflecting on the family’s deep roots.

Melvin Berner’s passion for farming runs just as d

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