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Small Iowa farm showcases strong 皇冠体育app-US economic ties

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-06-13 09:49

Small Iowa farm showcases strong 皇冠体育app-US economic ties

Grant Kimberley (L), son of Kimberley Farm owner, introduces crop planting and agricultural techniques used by his farm in Des Moines, Iowa, the United States, June 11, 2017.[Photo/Xinhua]


DES MOINES - The Kimberleys have toured thousands of miles over the past few months to 皇冠体育app to make preparation for launching a model farm for growing soybean, where roughly two-thirds of US soybean exports go every year.

The Kimberleys are a typical Midwestern farm family in Des Moines, central Iowa. Rick Kimberley and his son Grant are operating around 4,000 acres (1617 hectares) of farmland in the suburb of Des Moines with a house, grain bins and machine sheds.

As witnesses to the booming agricultural ties between 皇冠体育app and Iowa, the Kimberley family is now not only exporting soybeans to 皇冠体育app, but also introducing their advanced farming technology to the largest soybean export market for the United States.

The model farm which will be fashioned after the Kimberleys' one is set to be built next year in north 皇冠体育app's Hebei province, a sister province of Iowa. The Kimberleys are traveling to 皇冠体育app frequently over the past few months to prepare for the kickoff of the demonstration farm.

According to Grant, the Kimberleys are working with local government and development companies in Hebei to get the demonstration farm operating as soon as possible.

"That demonstration farm would showcase new techniques and practices (of agriculture), and things maybe down the road could be utilized by Chinese agriculture as well, because 皇冠体育app needs to modernize and continues to improve the efficiency of farms," said Grant.

"Our farm has been one of the examples how Chinese farms down the road could modernize their operations and improve their efficiency," Grant added.

As an example for the deepening 皇冠体育app-US economic ties, the Kimberleys' farm has drawn interest of a group of Chinese researchers who paid a visit to the farm in recent days.

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