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This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead
NPRMonday, September 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.
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- This story shapes how governments, markets, and the public read the international order today. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Now and World.
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gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.
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This story shapes how governments, markets, and the public read the international order today.
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