Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Garst
Per . According to '''(1)''' https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37497115/obituary-for-david-garst/ this, he played a significant role in opening agricultural trade between the United States and the Eastern Bloc. He was also a major figure in Democratic politics in Iowa. Not sure how much  was undertaken, but a Newspapers.com search turns up more than 1,600 hits. There is significant coverage in multiple reliable sources, e.g., '''(2)'''  "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37498851/obituary-for-david-garst-aged-79/ Ex-Garst Seed president dies; he 'fed the world'", ''The Des Moines Register'', 1/11/06; '''(3)''' "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69300405/garst/ Tribute (to David Garst)", ''Lincoln Journal Star'', 1/23/06; '''(4)''' "A lifetime of selling seeds", ''The Des Moines Register'', 2/4/90 (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69303061/david-garst/ part 1/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69303203/garst-pt-2/ part 2), '''(5)''' https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42489076/jo-garst-roumania-trip-1956/ David Garsts, Coon Rapids, See Road to Peace in Exchange Visits", ''Carroll Daily Times Herald'', 7/9/56; '''(6)''' "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69303349/garst/ Famed Corn Man Garst Coming Here", ''The Spokesman-Review'', 1/7/63; '''(7)''' "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69299798/garst-farm-retrospective/ Sons relive historic meeting", ''The Des Moines Register'', 2/5/95; '''(8)''' "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69304531/garst/ It's second generation reunion as Krushchev visits Garst", ''Sioux City Journal'', 2/6/95; '''(9)''' "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69304754/garst/ Garst Seed sets collision course with former pal", ''The Des Moines Register'', 8/21/83; '''(10)''' "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69305267/karst/ Garst finds hope in Soviets' latest change in farming policy", ''The Lincoln Star'', 10/20/88; and '''(11)''' "https://wcfcourier.com/news/breaking_news/former-garst-seed-president-david-garst-dies/article_80847f59-8347-590b-b871-388c91e71e79.html Former Garst Seed president David Garst dies", ''The Courier'' (AP obit), 1/11/06. He also published on policy topics, including '''(12)''' "https://www.jstor.org/stable/3743821?seq=1 What Farmers Want" by David Garst, ''Agricultural History'', Spring 1990.  Finally, '''(13)''' http://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS579.html Garst's papers are preserved for historical research at a major research university (Iowa State
— User:Cbl62, 01:09, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:BEFORE (Wikipedia:Notability)