Shiitaker mushroom growers Ron Harper and Harold Thornburg of rural Farmington show a single shiitaker mushroom. Iowa's abundant oak logs are ideal for producing this specialty crop, which is Japan's leading agricultural export.
Standing on the ground is William Baugh, soil conservation
technician with the Des Moines county SCS office. This earthmoving machine has been leveling this farmland for a project, possibly terracing. In the second photo, William Baugh is holding a…