Ona Dean & Orland Fara in their office May of 2000.

Orland & Ona purchased the Manning Mill on October 24, 1966 and changed the name to Manning Agricultural Center.

They have 3 children.

Dean Fara (now deceased) use to keep books at MAC.

Alan Fara and Mike Fara who farm and also work outside at MAC.
They also have grandchildren who help out after school and during summer time.

MAC 2000
Above: Orland Fara taking one of his many daily treks to his many storage sheds to get supplies for a farmer.

In the 1970s MAC leased rail cars that they would load up and ship out on the Chicago/Northwestern railroad that went NE/SW through Manning.

Orland Fara in his office in 1976

Present employees of MAC are Stan Musfeldt, Wayne Rudnick, Gary Ferneding, Robert Christensen, Gary Dammann, Jon Esbeck, Jeff Jahn.

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