By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
Duane Stateler currently serves as president of the National Pork Producers Council. He is a fourth-generation pork producer, and as the owner/operator of Stateler Family Farms, along with his son, Anthony, oversees all aspects of production and operations. The enterprise features a wean/feeder-to-finish pork business, marketing 15,600 head annually. They also have 900 acres of crop production, raising corn, soybeans and wheat.
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