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Rick Kimberley, president of Kimberley Farms Inc, at home. A photo of President Xi and Kimberley is in background. YUAN ZHANG / CHINA DAILY
A delegation of nearly 50 people from Iowa embarked on a 10-day visit to China on Sunday, and a groundbreaking ceremony for a China-US Friendship Demonstration Farm, believed to be the first of its kind, is on the agenda, China Daily learned Sunday morning.
Terry Branstad, the US ambassador to China, will attend the ceremony, according to a news release from the Iowa Sister States commission, a non-profit organization founded in 1985 to manage Iowa’s official relationships with foreign states and provinces. The organization was established when Branstad was governor.
The China-US Friendship Demonstration farm, to be located in Luanping county, Hebei province in northern China, will include an educational agriculture site modeled after a farm near Maxwell, Iowa, owned by Rick and Martha Kimberley and their son Grant.
The educational components of the project will include visuals of modern agriculture technology such as machinery, and advances such as grain storage and drying, as well as test plots.
Rick Kimberley, president of Kimberley Farms Inc, told China Daily that the demonstration farm will occupy a total area of 3,000 acres and will have a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept 23.
“The first phase will be a re-creation of my home and building,” Kimberley said.
“When President Xi was at my home and farm (in 2012), he said that he wanted to use my farm as a model of modern agriculture to China. So they will recreate my home and buildings.”
The demonstration farm will use the same modern equipment and technology that the Kimberleys use. There will be demonstration plots for seeds and demonstrations of the use of equipment.
“The farm will create an environment for learning and showcasing modern farming practices and techniques,” Kimberley said. “There will also be a conference…
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