News Profiles 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Senator Charles Grassley By Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater is the Family & Farmstead Editor for Successful Farming, sharing interesting family features, heartfelt editorial columns, and important health and safety information. Her favorite thing about her job is meeting interesting people, learning their stories, and sharing them with our readers.Lisa started her career with Successful Farming magazine in 1999, working primarily for the web team and writing product reviews for the magazine. She later wrote for the Living the Country Life magazine and website and has written and edited several cookbooks and other books for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on May 6, 2024 Close Senator Charles Grassley sits down with Successful Farming's Lisa Foust Prater in his office in Washington, D.C. Photo: Provided by Senator Charles Grassley's Office Charles Grassley has served in Washington, D.C., for more than half of his 90 years, and he still works to stay close to his roots on the family farm in Butler County, Iowa, northeast of Des Moines. He sat down with me in his Washington, D.C., office, to talk about growing up on the farm, his mom’s surprise role in political history, and how coming home to Iowa helps keep him grounded in Washington. Senator Charles Grassley, on his yearly tour of all 99 Iowa counties It keeps me in touch with people to m sure I don't get Patomac Fever, which means you forgot about your constituents and you're just centered on things that go on here (in Washington, D.C.). — Senator Charles Grassley, on his yearly tour of all 99 Iowa counties Listen to this episode of 15 Minutes With a Farmer below or on Apple Podcasts — where you can also listen to past episodes and subscribe — or wherever you listen to podcasts. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit