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Hour One: Farming for the Future - PORK Edition!


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It's a Farming for the Future Friday with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and the Iowa Pork Producers Association! Bob joins them live at the IPPA headquarters in Clive, IA talking about all things related to getting into the pork industry and planning for a successful future. We start off the show with CSIF Executive Director Brian Waddingham discussing the programs to help get new farmers started in agriculture and expresses the optimism for the pork industry. IPPA Director of Public Policy Ben Nuelle talks about what they are doing to voice pork producers concerns to politicians including visits to Washington D.C. including discussions with the entire Iowa delegation in the House and Senate. Grace Christensen, an Animal Science Graduate Assistant at Iowa State and former Iowa Pork intern, talks about her path into the pork industry once she graduates and the upcoming Animal Learning Day on April 15 to teach people about where their food comes from! And, CSIF's Hope Brecht brings us the information on the Coalition's program to help get windbreaks installed on Iowa farmers' land.
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