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Farmer finds right career fit in raising pigs

Benjamin Herrold
Oct 4, 2017
Oct 4, 2017 Updated Oct 27, 2017

Scott Phillips checks pigs on his Cass County farm. He says agriculture requires both financial and farming skills, and he enjoys the farming way of life.
MFT photo by Benjamin Herrold

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DREXEL, Mo. — When Scott Phillips was a young man, he knew he eventually wanted to farm full time.

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