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Connections key to Missouri fifth-generation pork producer

Benjamin Herrold
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018 Updated Oct 12, 2018

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MONROE CITY, Mo. — For Scott Hays, raising pigs is a way of life.

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Missouri pork — Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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MO pork feeder pigs — Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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