SEGMENT: FAMILY, FARM-RELATED WORK, & LOSS OF FARM

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SEGMENT: FAMILY, FARM-RELATED WORK, & LOSS OF FARM,

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FAMILY
Met wife Connie in college when she was a freshman; dated throughout college and got married when he was to start work in St. Louis. Has a son Thaddeus who is eleven and a daughter, Marrisa, who is six. Thinks his son will be an engineer and daughter may be the farmer.
FARM-RELATED WORK
Connie worked for Commodity Analyst in Morton. Matt started working for GrowMark when they moved back south of Bloomington from St. Louis. Talks about operating a tractor and combine when he was younger.
LOSS OF FARM
Discusses how his wife got their farm in the Funk's Grove area. Talks about losing a farm to development.