This is Iowa: Farmer uses field to write special message to his love

The windy field just south of Fremont has been in Chad Crosby's family for a long time. But when the fall harvest was complete, Chad's work was not yet done.Chad traded in his combine for a small tractor to manicure the field, turning the bean stalks and revealing black soil... and a secret.Chad had used this time to write a special message in the field. When he was done, he invited his girlfriend Roxanne to join him in the back of a four-seater airplane in order to get an aerial photo of the farm.And then Roxanne saw it. Chad had meticulously written a five-word, life-changing question into his field:Roxanne, Will you marry me?You can view more This is Iowa stories here.