Ed was transformed in the sun, at the end of the day, chopping corn for hours and transporting it to his huge silos. He said he is stung by criticism of farmers by animal rights groups. “We take good care of them,” he said. “It’s our livelihood. I’ve been to farms where farmers lose their cows. It isn’t pretty.”
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Portrait. Ed Rouse, Big Valley Farm
by Jon Katz