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Pennsylvania Pork Producer Receives Environmental Stewards Award | Renewal on Rolling Hills 

Livestock bring about a renaissance in lovely Pennsylvania Dutch country. Lancaster County, PA, is known for its small and scenic farms woven like a quilt...

Minnesota Pork Producers Receive Environmental Stewards Award | Sensitive Land Managed with Care 

Schafer Farms balances cattle, pigs and pasture on the scenic rolling hills of southeastern Minnesota. Schafer Farms, Inc. is located only a dozen miles...

Iowa Pork Producer Receives Environmental Stewards Award | Tall Corn, Deep Roots 

Hogs and corn provide an environmentally friendly fit for this Iowa family operation. Everything is state-of-the-art at JAC Pork, Inc. these days, but...

North Carolina Pork producer Receives Environmental Stewards Award | Committed to Conservation 

This farm family has a long history of doing the right thing to protect the Neuse River. Following a conservation plan has been part of the history for...

Environmental Steward Nominations Now Open 

Pork producers have a long-standing record of environmental stewardship. To recognize some of the top environmental management programs in the U.S. swine...

State Commission Vetoes Hog Permit 

Iowa agency grants county's request to deny building permit. With permit approvals by both the Dallas County Board of Supervisors and the Iowa Department...

Scenic in the Sand Hills 

Enterprise Nursery Madrid, NE Technology and a motivated team help keep this nursery site in tune with the environment. When you view a sunset from Joyce...

Wild About Wildlife 

Oetting Hog Farms, Concordia, MO Partnering with nature is a way of life on this Missouri farrow-to-finish farm. When Steve and Sharon Oetting want to...

Nutrients on the Side 

Veldkamp Farms. Inc. Jasper, MN Ridge-till system brings side-dressed nutrients to growing crops for this Minnesota operation. Back in 1983, Jim and JoAnn...

At Home On a Hog Farm 

O'Neel Farms Friend, NE This family built a home and a hog farm from scratch, while enjoying the beauty of nature. Terry and Diane O'Neel like to relax...

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