Bruce Brinkman of Valmeyer, Illinois, remembers working with pigs from a young age. He started raising pigs at age 12 as a 4-H project and now he has been doing so for 55 years.
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Illinois producer follows early interest in pork
Bruce Brinkman (right) gives a farm tour to Eric Whitfield, director of economic development at Ameren Illinois (left) and Leonard P. Singh, president of Ameren Illinois.
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