Master Farmer Dave Downs talks about past, present, future
By Anne Cook
Sunday August 5, 2007
Heather Coit
Dave Downs, who was named a Master Farmer by Prairie Farmers Magazine, stands amid his corn crop outside Broadlands.
Dave Downs, 58, of Allerton was named by Prairie Farmer Magazine in July as one of four 2007 Master Farmers. He farms in Champaign, Edgar and Vermilion counties with his brother, Jim, and son, Doug. The Allerton-based Downs family also includes his wife, Janece, son Rob, a Chicago area banker, and Doug's wife, Dawn, and daughter, Samantha.
His parents, Kenneth and Dorothy Downs, are residents of Savoy and Florida.
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