Producer continues family tradition with pigs

Jeff DeYoung
Jan 22, 2022
Jan 22, 2022 Updated Jan 24, 2022

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CARROLL, Iowa — Aaron Juergens went to college to study business management, and while he believed he would pursue a career in agriculture, he didn’t plan on managing pigs.

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