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Agriculturalist Garst in Detente Role and Farming Empire
Roswell Garst, 76, recalls advising Khrushchev during a 1959 visit to his Coon Rapids Iowa farm as part of early detente. He now promotes hybrid grain sorghum with the Soviet Union and hosts delegations, arguing modern farming methods are key to world food supply. Garst shows a sprawling Garst Thomas Co empire with seeds, plants, a bank, and family involvement, while stressing agricultural outreach over politics.
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Coon Rapids
Iowa
Roswell Garst
Nikita Khrushchev
Garst
Soviet Union
Russia
Khrushchev
Vladimir Matskevich
Chile
U.S
Garst & Thomas Co
Agriculture Department
America
Stephen
David