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This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead

The U.S. 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. (Image credit: Madeleine Charis King)

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ImpactNotable 33/100
Why it mattersRule-based estimate: no strong signals; trust 8/10.
RegionsUnited States
Published3 h ago (Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT)
RetrievedMon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:52 GMT via rss
ClassifiedMon, 21 Sep 2026 10:01:09 GMT by heuristic
AuthorRachel Cramer