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There’s a calm at Kettle Wind Farm on a hot summer day, but storm clouds are forming some 50 miles north in the nation s capital.
Stephanie Cornnell’s parents established the 800-acre Nokesville, Virginia, farm in 1968. These days, she runs it with her father, Paul House, and her brother, growing turf, row crops, and grain. It s one of about 2.2 million family farms left in the United States, but proposed changes to the tax code could dramatically affect the clan s livelihood and nest egg.
“It’s like a legacy,” Cornnell said. “It’s hard to put it into words.