Dave Ruden has farmed his entire life and most recently, he has been farming for a higher purpose. Ruden is the farm manager for the New Melleray Abbey located south of Dubuque. The New Melleray Abbey has approximately 3,400 acres including 1,400 acres of wooded land. The farm has been the property of the Abbey since 1849 when it was founded. The farm was run by the monks at the abbey in the past, but Ruden now oversees the work of tenants to whom they rent the row crop acres.
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