Illinois academic starts pig production business in Laos

By Nat Williams, Illinois Farmer Today
Jan 12, 2024
Jan 12, 2024

Jeff Galle and the widow of his late partner, Xayphone Phouthavong, are shown in a modern pork production facility in Laos. Galle has been operating a pork business there for several years.
Photo courtesy Lao Fresh Meats

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By Nat Williams, Illinois Farmer Today

Jeff Galle is doing his bit to modernize the pork industry in one developing country.

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