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Jersey cows line up at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy Farm in Donahue, Iowa.
Photo courtesy of Cinnamon Ridge FarmDairy farming has come a long way from hand milking cows one by one in the early morning hours.
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Rob Brenneman is an Iowa Pork producer who serves as president of the National Pork Producers Council.
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